majlis
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).
Pronunciation
Noun
majlis (plural majlises or majlis)
- A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.
- The parliament of Iran.
Usage notes
Often capitalized as part of a proper noun.
Translations
council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
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Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From English majlis, from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).
Pronunciation
Noun
majlis
Declension
| Inflection of majlis (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | majlis | — | ||
| genitive | majlisin | — | ||
| partitive | majlisia | — | ||
| illative | majlisiin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | majlis | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | majlis | — | |
| gen. | majlisin | |||
| genitive | majlisin | — | ||
| partitive | majlisia | — | ||
| inessive | majlisissa | — | ||
| elative | majlisista | — | ||
| illative | majlisiin | — | ||
| adessive | majlisilla | — | ||
| ablative | majlisilta | — | ||
| allative | majlisille | — | ||
| essive | majlisina | — | ||
| translative | majlisiksi | — | ||
| abessive | majlisitta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Indonesian
Noun
majlis (first-person possessive majlisku, second-person possessive majlismu, third-person possessive majlisnya)
- (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of majelis.
Malay
Etymology
From Classical Malay مجليس (majlis, majelis), from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).
Pronunciation
Noun
majlis (Jawi spelling مجليس, plural majlis-majlis, informal 1st possessive majlisku, 2nd possessive majlismu, 3rd possessive majlisnya)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: majelis
Further reading
- “majlis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Noun
majlis m (plural majlises)
- majlis (council, assembly, or public meeting in some Muslim regions)
Uzbek
Etymology
Noun
majlis (plural majlislar)