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Majlis

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmɑːd͡ʒlɪs/
  • /ˈmæd͡ʒlɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of majlis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The parliament of Iran.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَجْلِس (majlis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Armenian: մեջլիս (meǰlis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Azerbaijani: məclis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Bashkir: мәжлес (məjles) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Bengali: মজলিস (mojoliś) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Bulgarian: маджли́с (madžlís) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Crimean Tatar: meclis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Dhivehi: މަޖިލިސް (majilis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Finnish: majlis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • French: majlis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Georgian: მეჯლისი (meǯlisi) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • German: Madschlis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Hindi: मजलिस (majlis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Indonesian: majelis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Kazakh: мәжіліс (mäjılıs) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Kyrgyz: мажилис (majilis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Lithuanian: medžli̇̀sas — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Macedonian: меџлис (medžlis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Malay: majlis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Odia: ମଜଲସ (majalasa) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Odia: ମଜଲିସ (majalisa) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Pashto: مجلس (majlᶕs) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Persian: مَجْلِس (majles) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Portuguese: majlis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Russian: меджли́с (medžlís) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Russian: маджли́с (madžlís) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Serbo-Croatian: мѐџлис — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Serbo-Croatian: mèdžlis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Tajik: маҷлис (majlis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Tatar: мәҗлис (mäclis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Turkish: meclis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Turkmen: mejlis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Ukrainian: меджлі́с (medžlís) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Urdu: مَجْلِس (majlis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Uyghur: مەجلىس (mejlis) — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Uzbek: majlis — council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories
  • Finnish: majlis — parliament of Iran
  • Odia: ମଜଲସ (majalasa) — parliament of Iran
  • Odia: ମଜଲିସ (majalisa) — parliament of Iran
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