majlis
English
Etymology
From Persian مجلس (majlis) and Turkish meclis, From Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis, “place of sitting, session”). Derived from جَلَسَ (jalasa, “sit”, verb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmadʒlɪs/, IPA(key): /ˈmædʒlɪs/
Noun
majlis (plural majlises or majlis)
- A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.
- The parliament of Iran.
Translations
council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
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Usage notes
Often capitalized as part of a proper noun.
Finnish
Declension
| 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 | — | — | |
Portuguese
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