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Also written طالب: طَالَبَ (to request)
Highlights
Plural
طَالِبُون
Other plurals
طَلَبَة، طُلَّاب
Feminine
طَالِبَة
Most common words from the same root
طَالِب in English
Noun · masculine
- seeker, pursuer
- student
وبهذا المسجد جماعة من الطلبة يتعلمون العلم ولهم مرتبات من مال المسجد، وله مطبخة يصنع فيها الطعام للوارد والصادر ولإطعام الفقراء من المسلمين بها.In this mosque also there are a number of students of religious science who receive stipends from its revenue, and it has a kitchen from which all travellers and the poor Muslims of the town are supplied with food.1355 CE, Ibn Battuta, edited by Abd Al-Hādī At-Tāzī, رحلة ابن بطوطة المسماة تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار, volume 4, Academy of the Kingdom of Mor
- scholar
- claimant
- applicant, petitioner
- candidate
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of طَلَبَ (ṭalaba).
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
طَالِب: plural and other forms
| Singular | طَالِب |
|---|---|
| Plural | طَالِبُون |
| Alternative plurals | طَلَبَة، طُلَّاب |
| Feminine | طَالِبَة |
طَالِب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
student
وبهذا المسجد جماعة من الطلبة يتعلمون العلم ولهم مرتبات من مال المسجد، وله مطبخة يصنع فيها الطعام للوارد والصادر ولإطعام الفقراء من المسلمين بها.In this mosque also there are a number of students of religious science who receive stipends from its revenue, and it has a kitchen from which all travellers and the poor Muslims of the town are supplied with food.1355 CE, Ibn Battuta, edited by Abd Al-Hādī At-Tāzī, رحلة ابن بطوطة المسماة تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار, volume 4, Academy of the Kingdom of Mor
From a fully vowelled text
فَقَالَ: «أَنَا طَالِبٌ إِخْوَتِي. أَخْبِرْنِي «أَيْنَ يَرْعَوْنَ؟».And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.Genesis 37:16, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَ لِي الْمَلِكُ: «مَاذَا طَالِبٌ أَنْتَ؟» فَصَلَّيْتُ إِلَى إِلهِ السَّمَاءِ،Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.Nehemiah 2:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَهُمْ يُرَاقِبُونَهُ طَالِبِينَ أَنْ يَصْطَادُوا شَيْئًا مِنْ فَمِهِ لِكَيْ يَشْتَكُوا عَلَيْهِ.Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.Luke 11:54, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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