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
  2. place of meeting; seat of an assembling body; conference room; court; tribunal
  3. (figuratively) session, sitting, meeting, party
  4. (figuratively) council, college, collegium, board, committee, commission

Declension

Descendants


Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).

Pronunciation

Noun

مجلس (majles)

  1. parliament
  2. assembly
  3. Majlis
  • مجلس شورای اسلامی‌ (Majles-e Šowrâ-ye Eslâmi)
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