طلب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root 'طلب' (ṭ-l-b) primarily concerns the act of seeking, requesting, or demanding something. It extends to the object of the request, the act of pursuing, and the state of being in need or having to seek.

Derived headwords

طَلَبَverb

1.
plural of 'seeker'both
plural of 'seeker'

طَلَبًاnoun

1.
seeking, requestboth
The act or instance of seeking or requesting.

اِطَّلَبَverb

1.
to seek, pursueclassical
To pursue or seek something intensely, often implying a more active or prolonged effort.

عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِname

1.
Abd al-Muttalibboth
A proper name, meaning 'servant of the seeker (of sustenance)', famously borne by the grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.

الطَّلَبُnoun

1.
the seekersclassical
A collective noun referring to those who are seeking or requesting.

طَالِبٌnoun

1.
seeker, requesterboth
One who seeks, requests, or demands something.

مَطْلُوبٌnoun

1.
sought-afterboth
Something or someone that is being sought or requested.

مُطَالَبَةٌnoun

1.
demand, claimboth
The act of demanding or claiming something from someone.

تَطَلُّبٌnoun

1.
seeking againboth
seeking again

طِلْبَةٌnoun

1.
he sought/requested it (verbal noun)both
he sought/requested it (verbal noun)
2.
the desired thingboth
the desired thing

أَطْلَبَverb

1.
to grant a requestclassical
To provide someone with what they have requested or sought.
2.
to make needyclassical
To cause someone to be in need or to have to seek something; this is an antonym.

مَطْلَبٌnoun

1.
sought-after water/pastureclassical
Water or pasture that is distant and difficult to obtain, requiring effort to reach.

مَطْلُوبٌ (place name)name

1.
Muttalub (place name)classical
A place name mentioned in classical poetry.

Parallel reading

طلبت الشئ طلبا

I sought the thing, a seeking.

وكذلك اطلبته على افتعلته

And likewise, I sought it intensely, as if I pursued it.

ومنه عبد المطلب بن هاشم، واسمه عامر

And from this is Abd al-Muttalib son of Hashim, and his name was Amir.

والطلب أيضا: جمع طالب

And 'al-ṭalab' also: is the plural of 'ṭālib'.

والطلب وطالبه بكذا مطالبة

And 'al-ṭalab' and he demanded such-and-such from him, a demanding.

والتطلب: الطلب مرة بعد أخرى

And 'al-taṭallub': is seeking one time after another.

والطلبة، بكسر اللام: ما طلبته من شئ

And 'al-ṭilbah', with a kasra on the lam: is what you sought of a thing.

وأطلبه، أي أسعفه بما طلب

And 'aṭlabahu', meaning he granted him what he requested.

وأطلبه، أي أحوجه إلى الطلب، وهو من الأضداد

And 'aṭlabahu', meaning he made him needy of seeking, and it is from the antonyms.

إذا بعد فلم ينل إلا بطلب، يقال ماء مطلب

If it is distant and not obtained except by seeking, it is said 'water is maṭlab'.

أهاجك برق آخر الليل مطلب

Did lightning at the end of the night, which must be sought, stir you?

ومطلوب: اسم موضع

And 'Maṭlūb': is a place name.

يا رخما قاظ على مطلوب

O vultures that spent the summer at Maṭlūb.