majlis
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Persian مجلس (majles) and Turkish meclis, From Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis, “place of sitting, session”). Derived from جَلَسَ (jalasa, “sit”, verb).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
majlis (plural majlises or majlis)
- A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.
- The parliament of Iran.
Usage notesEdit
Often capitalized as part of a proper noun.
TranslationsEdit
council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
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AnagramsEdit
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English majlis, from Persian مجلس (majles).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
majlis
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of majlis (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | majlisitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of majlis (type paperi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | majlisini | majlisimme |
| 2nd person | majlisisi | majlisinne |
| 3rd person | majlisinsa | |
IndonesianEdit
NounEdit
majlis (first-person possessive majlisku, second-person possessive majlismu, third-person possessive majlisnya)
- (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of majelis.
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
majlis m (plural majlises)
- majlis (council, assembly, or public meeting in some Muslim regions)
UzbekEdit
NounEdit
majlis (plural majlislar)