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Also written طلب: طَلَب (search)
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Most common words from the same root
طَلَبَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to search, to look
- to set out, to get underway, to go see
- to request
- to seek, to try to obtain
مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعُلَا سَهِرَ اللَّيَالِيَWhoever seeks greatness stays awake through the nights.
- to ask, to beg
- to order, to demand, to exact, to require
- to want, to wish
- to invite, to request, to beseech
Words from the root ط-ل-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
طَلَبَ
· present يَطْلُبُ
Form I · The plain action
to search, to look; to set out, to get underway, to go see; to request
طَالَبَ
· present يُطَالِبُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to request, to demand, to ask for
مُطَالَبَة
طِلَاب
مُطَالِب
مُطَالَب
أَطْلَبَ
· present يُطْلِبُ
Form IV · Causative
to cause one to need a thing; to compel, demand, beg; to give what is asked
إِطْلَاب
مُطْلِب
مُطْلَب
تَطَلَّبَ
· present يَتَطَلَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to necessitate, to have as requirement; to require
تَطَلُّب
مُتَطَلِّب
مُتَطَلَّب
اِنْطَلَبَ
· present يَنْطَلِبُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be or become desired, sought after, demanded, required, beseeched, longed for, fit, suitable, proper
اِنْطِلَاب
مُنْطَلِب
اِطَّلَبَ
· present يَطَّلِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to demand or beg repeatedly and instantly
اِطِّلَاب
مُطَّلِب
مُطَّلَب
تَطْلَاب
assiduous searching
طَلَبَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | طَلَبْتُ | أَطْلُبُ | أَطْلُبَ | أَطْلُبْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | طَلَبْتَ | تَطْلُبُ | تَطْلُبَ | تَطْلُبْ | اُطْلُبْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | طَلَبْتِ | تَطْلُبِينَ | تَطْلُبِي | تَطْلُبِي | اُطْلُبِي |
| هُوَ he | طَلَبَ | يَطْلُبُ | يَطْلُبَ | يَطْلُبْ | — |
| هِيَ she | طَلَبَتْ | تَطْلُبُ | تَطْلُبَ | تَطْلُبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | طَلَبْتُمَا | تَطْلُبَانِ | تَطْلُبَا | تَطْلُبَا | اُطْلُبَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | طَلَبَا | يَطْلُبَانِ | يَطْلُبَا | يَطْلُبَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | طَلَبَتَا | تَطْلُبَانِ | تَطْلُبَا | تَطْلُبَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | طَلَبْنَا | نَطْلُبُ | نَطْلُبَ | نَطْلُبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | طَلَبْتُمْ | تَطْلُبُونَ | تَطْلُبُوا | تَطْلُبُوا | اُطْلُبُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | طَلَبْتُنَّ | تَطْلُبْنَ | تَطْلُبْنَ | تَطْلُبْنَ | اُطْلُبْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | طَلَبُوا | يَطْلُبُونَ | يَطْلُبُوا | يَطْلُبُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | طَلَبْنَ | يَطْلُبْنَ | يَطْلُبْنَ | يَطْلُبْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | طَلَب، مَطْلَب |
|---|---|
| Active participle | طَالِب |
| Passive participle | مَطْلُوب |
طَلَبَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to seek
مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعُلَا سَهِرَ اللَّيَالِيَWhoever seeks greatness stays awake through the nights.
From a fully vowelled text
لَيْسَ مَنْ يَفْهَمُ. لَيْسَ مَنْ يَطْلُبُ اللهَ.There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.Romans 3:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لِذلِكَ أَطْلُبُ أَنْ تُمَكِّنُوا لَهُ الْمَحَبَّةَ.Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.2 Corinthians 2:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَتَمَشَّى فِي رَحْبٍ، لأَنِّي طَلَبْتُ وَصَايَاكَ.And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.Psalms 119:45, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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