مجلى

Noun of place from the verb جَلَى (jalā, “to wash”), from the root ج ل ي (j l y).

• IPA^(key): /mad͡ʒ.lan/

مَجْلًى • (majlan) m (plural مَجَالٍ (majālin), plural construct state مَجَالِي (majālī))

1. sink (for washing dishes).

From Arabic مَجْلَى (majlā).

• IPA^(key): /maʒ.la/, [ˈmaʒ.la]

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مجلى • (majla) m (plural مجالي (majāli))

1. sink (for washing dishes)

   Synonym: مغسلة (maḡsale)

2. counter, countertop

• For speakers who admit the sense "countertop", the difference is a matter of preposition:
  • بالمجلى؛ في المجلى ― bil-majla; fil-majla ― in the sink
  • عالمجلى؛ على المجلى ― ʕal-majla; ʕala l-majla ― on the counter

• جلاية (jallāye, “dishwasher”)