مبلغ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب ل غ (b-l-ḡ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mab.laɣ/

Noun

مَبْلَغ • (mablaḡ) m (plural مَبَالِغ (mabāliḡ))

1. sum, amount
2. result, product, quotient
3. place of arrival
4. goal, aim
5. acme
6. a multitude, many

Declension

Declension of noun مَبْلَغ (mablaḡ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَبْلَغ mablaḡ	الْمَبْلَغ al-mablaḡ	مَبْلَغ mablaḡ
Nominative	مَبْلَغٌ mablaḡun	الْمَبْلَغُ al-mablaḡu	مَبْلَغُ mablaḡu
Accusative	مَبْلَغًا mablaḡan	الْمَبْلَغَ al-mablaḡa	مَبْلَغَ mablaḡa
Genitive	مَبْلَغٍ mablaḡin	الْمَبْلَغِ al-mablaḡi	مَبْلَغِ mablaḡi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَبْلَغَيْن mablaḡayn	الْمَبْلَغَيْن al-mablaḡayn	مَبْلَغَيْ mablaḡay
Nominative	مَبْلَغَانِ mablaḡāni	الْمَبْلَغَانِ al-mablaḡāni	مَبْلَغَا mablaḡā
Accusative	مَبْلَغَيْنِ mablaḡayni	الْمَبْلَغَيْنِ al-mablaḡayni	مَبْلَغَيْ mablaḡay
Genitive	مَبْلَغَيْنِ mablaḡayni	الْمَبْلَغَيْنِ al-mablaḡayni	مَبْلَغَيْ mablaḡay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَبَالِغ mabāliḡ	الْمَبَالِغ al-mabāliḡ	مَبَالِغ mabāliḡ
Nominative	مَبَالِغُ mabāliḡu	الْمَبَالِغُ al-mabāliḡu	مَبَالِغُ mabāliḡu
Accusative	مَبَالِغَ mabāliḡa	الْمَبَالِغَ al-mabāliḡa	مَبَالِغَ mabāliḡa
Genitive	مَبَالِغَ mabāliḡa	الْمَبَالِغِ al-mabāliḡi	مَبَالِغِ mabāliḡi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: məbləğ
• → Ottoman Turkish: مبلغ (meblaġ)

  > Turkish: meblağ (inherited)

• → Uyghur: مەبلەغ (meblegh)
• → Uzbek: mablagʻ

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of بَلَّغَ (ballaḡa, “to inform”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.bal.liɣ/

Noun

مُبَلِّغ • (muballiḡ) m (plural مُبَلِّغُون (muballiḡūn))

1. one who informs about something
2. (Islam) proselytizer

Declension

Declension of noun مُبَلِّغ (muballiḡ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُبَلِّغ muballiḡ	الْمُبَلِّغ al-muballiḡ	مُبَلِّغ muballiḡ
Nominative	مُبَلِّغٌ muballiḡun	الْمُبَلِّغُ al-muballiḡu	مُبَلِّغُ muballiḡu
Accusative	مُبَلِّغًا muballiḡan	الْمُبَلِّغَ al-muballiḡa	مُبَلِّغَ muballiḡa
Genitive	مُبَلِّغٍ muballiḡin	الْمُبَلِّغِ al-muballiḡi	مُبَلِّغِ muballiḡi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُبَلِّغَيْن muballiḡayn	الْمُبَلِّغَيْن al-muballiḡayn	مُبَلِّغَيْ muballiḡay
Nominative	مُبَلِّغَانِ muballiḡāni	الْمُبَلِّغَانِ al-muballiḡāni	مُبَلِّغَا muballiḡā
Accusative	مُبَلِّغَيْنِ muballiḡayni	الْمُبَلِّغَيْنِ al-muballiḡayni	مُبَلِّغَيْ muballiḡay
Genitive	مُبَلِّغَيْنِ muballiḡayni	الْمُبَلِّغَيْنِ al-muballiḡayni	مُبَلِّغَيْ muballiḡay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُبَلِّغِين muballiḡīn	الْمُبَلِّغِين al-muballiḡīn	مُبَلِّغِي muballiḡī
Nominative	مُبَلِّغُونَ muballiḡūna	الْمُبَلِّغُونَ al-muballiḡūna	مُبَلِّغُو muballiḡū
Accusative	مُبَلِّغِينَ muballiḡīna	الْمُبَلِّغِينَ al-muballiḡīna	مُبَلِّغِي muballiḡī
Genitive	مُبَلِّغِينَ muballiḡīna	الْمُبَلِّغِينَ al-muballiḡīna	مُبَلِّغِي muballiḡī

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mübəlliğ
• → Ottoman Turkish: مبلغ (mübelliğ)
  • → Turkish: mübelliğ
• → Persian: مبلغ
• → Urdu: مبلغ

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مبلغ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَبْلَغ (mablaḡ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maβ.ˈlaɣ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäb.lǽɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäb.lǽɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäb.lǽɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäb.lǽɣ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæb.lǽɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäb.lǽʁ]

Readings
Classical reading?	maḇlağ
Dari reading?	mablağ
Iranian reading?	mablağ
Tajik reading?	mablaġ

Noun

مبلغ • (mablağ) (plural مبالغ (mabâleğ) or مبلغ‌ها (mablağ-hâ))

1. sum, amount (especially of money)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُبَلِّغ (muballiḡ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.βal.ˈliɣ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.bäl.lɪ́ɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.bäl.lɪ́ɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.bäl.lɪ́ɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.bäl.líɣ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.bæl.léɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.bäl.líʁ]

Readings
Classical reading?	muḇalliğ
Dari reading?	muballiğ
Iranian reading?	moballeğ
Tajik reading?	muballiġ

Noun

مبلغ • (moballeğ) (plural مبلغین (moballeğin) or مبلغ‌ها (moballeğ-hâ))

1. (religion) missionary, proselytiser

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مبلغ (muballiġ, “missionary”), itself from Arabic مُبَلِّغ (muballiḡ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.bəl.lɪɣ/
• Rhymes: -ɪɣ

Noun

مُبَلِّغ • (muballiġ) m (formal plural مبلغین, Hindi spelling मुबल्लिग़)

1. (religion) a missionary.

Declension

Declension of مبلغ
	singular	plural
direct	مُبَلِّغ (muballiġ)	مُبَلِّغ (muballiġ)
oblique	مُبَلِّغ (muballiġ)	مُبَلِّغوں (muballiġō̃)
vocative	مُبَلِّغ (muballiġ)	مُبَلِّغو (muballiġō)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَبْلَغ (mablaġ), from Arabic مَبْلَغ (mablaḡ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məb.ləɣ/
• Rhymes: -əɣ

Noun

مَبْلَغ • (mablaġ) m (Hindi spelling मबलग़)

1. limit, reach, access
2. a sum of money
3. standard (ie. quality)
4. amount, quantity

Declension

Declension of مبلغ
	singular	plural
direct	مَبْلَغ (mablaġ)	مَبْلَغ (mablaġ)
oblique	مَبْلَغ (mablaġ)	مَبْلَغوں (mablaġō̃)
vocative	مَبْلَغ (mablaġ)	مَبْلَغو (mablaġō)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُبْلَغ (mublaġ), from Arabic مُبْلَغ (mublaḡ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊb.ləɣ/
• Rhymes: -əɣ

Adjective

مُبْلَغ • (mublaġ) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुब्लग़)

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Further reading

• “مبلغ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مبلغ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مبلغ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.