طلب

3 طالبهُ ذ , inf. n. مُطَالَبَةٌ and طِلَابٌ, (Msb, K,) He sought or demanded of him a thing [ as being due to him; i. e. he sued or prosecuted him for it ]; (Msb;) i. q. بِحَقٍّ ↓ طَلَبَهُ [ he sought or demanded of him, &c., a right, or due ]: (K:) and you say, طالبهُ بِحَقٍّ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ [ he sought or demanded of him, &c., a thing due to him on his part ]. (A.) مُطَالَبَةٌ is used in relation to a real thing: [but it does not necessarily imply the justice of the act:] one says, طالب زَيْدٌ عَمْرًا بِالدَّرَاهِمِ [ Zeyd sought or demanded of 'Amr, or sued or prosecuted him for, the money ]. (Kull p. 349.) And طالبهُ بِالدَّيْنِ He sought or demanded of him [&c.] the debt. (MA.) And طالبهُ بِكَذَا, (S, O,) inf. n. مُطَالَبَةٌ, (S,) [ He sought or demanded of him, &c., such a thing; or he prosecuted him for such a thing, as, for instance, blood, or mutilation, or a wound: see exs. voce خَبْلٌ.]