Everyday actionsRoot 7 of 8 in this field
ج-ل-س
sitting
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Words from this root
6 words in 6 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعَلَ جَلَسَ
to sit down
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- Present
- يَجْلِسُ
- Command
- اِجْلِسْ
فَاعِل جَالِسٌ
sitting, seated
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- Feminine
- جَالِسَةٌ
مَفْعِل Place noun مَفْعِل
مَفْعِل = the place where the action happens (with i)
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sitting room (for guests); council
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- Plural
- مَجَالِسُ
مَجْلِسُ الشُّورَى the Consultative Council
فُعُول جُلُوسٌ
sitting
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فَعْلَة جَلْسَةٌ
a session, a sitting
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- Plural
- جَلْسَاتٌ
أَفْعَلَ أَجْلَسَ
to seat someone
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- Present
- يُجْلِسُ
How the patterns shape this root
جَلَسَ is to sit down — اِجْلِسْ, sit down, said to a guest together with تَفَضَّلْ. جُلُوس is sitting, جَالِس (فَاعِل) is seated, and a جَلْسَة is one sitting, a session. The place of sitting, مَجْلِس (مَفْعِل), is the room where Saudi families receive guests and, by extension, a council — مَجْلِسُ الشُّورَى. Form IV أَجْلَسَ is to seat someone.
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