مجلس

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb جَلَسَ (jalasa, to sit), from the root ج ل س (j-l-s).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mad͡ʒ.lis/
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Noun

مَجْلِس (majlis) m (plural مَجالِس (majālis))

  1. seat
    Synonym: مَقْعَد (maqʕad)
  2. place of meeting; seat of an assembling body; conference room; court; tribunal
  3. (figurative) session, sitting, meeting, party
  4. (figurative) council, college, collegium, board, committee, commission
  5. (Shia Islam) husainiya
    Synonyms: حُسَيْنِيَّة (ḥusayniyya), (dialectal) مَأْتَم (maʔtam)

Declension

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /mad͡ʒˈlis/

Noun

مجلس (majles)

  1. parliament
  2. assembly
  3. Majlis
  • مجلس شورای اسلامی (majles-e šowrâ-ye eslâmi)

Descendants

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