مطلع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ط ل ع (ṭ l ʕ)
11 terms

Verbal noun and noun of place from the verb طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /matˤ.laʕ/

Noun

مَطْلَع • (maṭlaʕ) m (plural مَطَالِع (maṭāliʕ))

beginning, onset, outset
the first line of a qasida or ghazal
rising of any celestial body
Coordinate term: مَغْرِب (maḡrib)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 97:5:
  سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ
  salāmun hiya ḥattā maṭlaʕi al-fajri
  It is all peace until the break of dawn.
any place that celestial bodies rise.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:90:
  حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطۡلِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطۡلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ لَّمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتۡرٗا
  until he reached the rising ˹point˺ of the sun. He found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it.
ladder, stairs

Declension

Declension of noun **مَطْلَع** (maṭlaʕ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَطْلَع maṭlaʕ	الْمَطْلَع al-maṭlaʕ	مَطْلَع maṭlaʕ
nominative	مَطْلَعٌ maṭlaʕun	الْمَطْلَعُ al-maṭlaʕu	مَطْلَعُ maṭlaʕu
accusative	مَطْلَعًا maṭlaʕan	الْمَطْلَعَ al-maṭlaʕa	مَطْلَعَ maṭlaʕa
genitive	مَطْلَعٍ maṭlaʕin	الْمَطْلَعِ al-maṭlaʕi	مَطْلَعِ maṭlaʕi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَطْلَعَيْن maṭlaʕayn	الْمَطْلَعَيْن al-maṭlaʕayn	مَطْلَعَيْ maṭlaʕay
nominative	مَطْلَعَانِ maṭlaʕāni	الْمَطْلَعَانِ al-maṭlaʕāni	مَطْلَعَا maṭlaʕā
accusative	مَطْلَعَيْنِ maṭlaʕayni	الْمَطْلَعَيْنِ al-maṭlaʕayni	مَطْلَعَيْ maṭlaʕay
genitive	مَطْلَعَيْنِ maṭlaʕayni	الْمَطْلَعَيْنِ al-maṭlaʕayni	مَطْلَعَيْ maṭlaʕay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَطَالِع maṭāliʕ	الْمَطَالِع al-maṭāliʕ	مَطَالِع maṭāliʕ
nominative	مَطَالِعُ maṭāliʕu	الْمَطَالِعُ al-maṭāliʕu	مَطَالِعُ maṭāliʕu
accusative	مَطَالِعَ maṭāliʕa	الْمَطَالِعَ al-maṭāliʕa	مَطَالِعَ maṭāliʕa
genitive	مَطَالِعَ maṭāliʕa	الْمَطَالِعِ al-maṭāliʕi	مَطَالِعِ maṭāliʕi

Descendants

→ Persian: مطلع (matla')
→ Ottoman Turkish: مطلع (matla')
- Turkish: matla

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /matˤ.liʕ/

Noun

مَطْلِع • (maṭliʕ) m

verbal noun of طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **مَطْلِع** (maṭliʕ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَطْلِع maṭliʕ	الْمَطْلِع al-maṭliʕ	مَطْلِع maṭliʕ
nominative	مَطْلِعٌ maṭliʕun	الْمَطْلِعُ al-maṭliʕu	مَطْلِعُ maṭliʕu
accusative	مَطْلِعًا maṭliʕan	الْمَطْلِعَ al-maṭliʕa	مَطْلِعَ maṭliʕa
genitive	مَطْلِعٍ maṭliʕin	الْمَطْلِعِ al-maṭliʕi	مَطْلِعِ maṭliʕi

Etymology 3

Derived from the active participle of اِطَّلَعَ (iṭṭalaʕa, “to take insight”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mutˤ.tˤa.liʕ/

Adjective

مُطَّلِع • (muṭṭaliʕ) (feminine مُطَّلِعَة (muṭṭaliʕa))

well-informed, acquainted with, cognizant of

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُطَّلِع** (muṭṭaliʕ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُطَّلِع muṭṭaliʕ	الْمُطَّلِع al-muṭṭaliʕ	مُطَّلِعَة muṭṭaliʕa	الْمُطَّلِعَة al-muṭṭaliʕa
nominative	مُطَّلِعٌ muṭṭaliʕun	الْمُطَّلِعُ al-muṭṭaliʕu	مُطَّلِعَةٌ muṭṭaliʕatun	الْمُطَّلِعَةُ al-muṭṭaliʕatu
accusative	مُطَّلِعًا muṭṭaliʕan	الْمُطَّلِعَ al-muṭṭaliʕa	مُطَّلِعَةً muṭṭaliʕatan	الْمُطَّلِعَةَ al-muṭṭaliʕata
genitive	مُطَّلِعٍ muṭṭaliʕin	الْمُطَّلِعِ al-muṭṭaliʕi	مُطَّلِعَةٍ muṭṭaliʕatin	الْمُطَّلِعَةِ al-muṭṭaliʕati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُطَّلِعَيْن muṭṭaliʕayn	الْمُطَّلِعَيْن al-muṭṭaliʕayn	مُطَّلِعَتَيْن muṭṭaliʕatayn	الْمُطَّلِعَتَيْن al-muṭṭaliʕatayn
nominative	مُطَّلِعَانِ muṭṭaliʕāni	الْمُطَّلِعَانِ al-muṭṭaliʕāni	مُطَّلِعَتَانِ muṭṭaliʕatāni	الْمُطَّلِعَتَانِ al-muṭṭaliʕatāni
accusative	مُطَّلِعَيْنِ muṭṭaliʕayni	الْمُطَّلِعَيْنِ al-muṭṭaliʕayni	مُطَّلِعَتَيْنِ muṭṭaliʕatayni	الْمُطَّلِعَتَيْنِ al-muṭṭaliʕatayni
genitive	مُطَّلِعَيْنِ muṭṭaliʕayni	الْمُطَّلِعَيْنِ al-muṭṭaliʕayni	مُطَّلِعَتَيْنِ muṭṭaliʕatayni	الْمُطَّلِعَتَيْنِ al-muṭṭaliʕatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	مُطَّلِعَات muṭṭaliʕāt	الْمُطَّلِعَات al-muṭṭaliʕāt
nominative	?	?	مُطَّلِعَاتٌ muṭṭaliʕātun	الْمُطَّلِعَاتُ al-muṭṭaliʕātu
accusative	?	?	مُطَّلِعَاتٍ muṭṭaliʕātin	الْمُطَّلِعَاتِ al-muṭṭaliʕāti
genitive	?	?	مُطَّلِعَاتٍ muṭṭaliʕātin	الْمُطَّلِعَاتِ al-muṭṭaliʕāti

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْلَع (maṭlaʕ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mat.ˈlaʔ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mät̪.lǽʔ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mät̪.lǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mät̪.lǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæt̪.lǽʔ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mät̪.lǽʔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	matla'
Dari reading^?	matla'
Iranian reading^?	matla'
Tajik reading^?	matla'

Noun

مطلع • (matla') (plural مطلع‌ها)

the first line of a qasida or ghazal
Antonym: مقطع (maqta')