طالب

See also: طالت

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of طَلَبَ (ṭalaba, to seek, to request, etc.), from the root ط ل ب (ṭ-l-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˁaː.lib/

Noun

طَالِب (ṭālib) m (plural طَالِبُونَ (ṭālibūna) or طَلَبَة (ṭalaba) or طُلَّاب (ṭullāb), feminine طَالِبَة (ṭāliba))

  1. seeker, pursuer
  2. student, scholar
  3. claimant
  4. applicant, petitioner
  5. candidate

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), طلب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɑlɪb/

Noun

طالب (tâlib) m (plural طالبان (tâlibân))

  1. (singular) Taliban

Declension


Persian

Etymology

From Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

طالب (tâleb) (plural طالبان (tâlebân))

  1. seeker
  2. student
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