majlis

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/ˈmɑːd͡ʒlɪs//ˈmæd͡ʒlɪs/

noun

A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.

OriginArabic مَجْلِس →
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Meanings

majlis1

nounmajlis (plural majlises or majalis or majlis)

plural majlises · plural majalis · alternative Majlis · alternative majles · alternative Majles · alternative mejlis · alternative Mejlis

  1. A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.
  2. The parliament of Iran.

Majlis2

nounMajlis (plural Majlises or Majlis)

plural Majlises

  1. alternativeAlternative form of majlis.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَجْلِس
  2. Englishmajlis

Borrowed from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).

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Translations

Arabic مَجْلِس
  • مَجْلِس (majlis)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Bengali মজলিস
  • মজলিস (mojoliś)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Bulgarian маджли́с
  • маджли́с (madžlís)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Finnish majlis, majlis
  • majliscouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • majlisparliament of Iran
French majlis
  • majliscouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
German Madschlis
  • Madschliscouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Hindi मजलिस
  • मजलिस (majlis)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Indonesian majelis
  • majeliscouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Lithuanian medžli̇̀sas
  • medžli̇̀sascouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Malay majlis
  • majliscouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Persian مَجْلِس
  • مَجْلِس (majles)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Portuguese majlis
  • majliscouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Russian меджли́с, маджли́с
  • меджли́с (medžlís)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • маджли́с (madžlís)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Slovak medžlis
  • medžliscouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Turkish meclis
  • mecliscouncil, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Ukrainian меджлі́с
  • меджлі́с (medžlís)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
Urdu مَجْلِس
  • مَجْلِس (majlis)council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
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