مطلع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ط ل ع (ṭ l ʕ)
10 terms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matˤ.laʕ/

Noun

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

1. beginning, onset, outset
2. the first line of a qasida or ghazal
3. 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.

4. 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.

5. ladder, stairs

Declension

Declension of noun مَطْلَع (maṭlaʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

1. verbal noun of طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun مَطْلِع (maṭliʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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))

1. 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
	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]

• (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?	matlaʾ

Noun

مطلع • (matla') (plural مطلع‌ها (matla'-hâ))

1. the first line of a qasida or ghazal

   Antonym: مقطع (maqta')