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ط-ل-ب
seeking, asking for
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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 طَلَبَ
to ask for, request; to seek
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- Present
- يَطْلُبُ
- Command
- اُطْلُبْ
فَاعِل طَالِبٌ
student (literally: a seeker of knowledge)
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- Plural
- طُلَّابٌ
- Feminine
- طَالِبَةٌ
فَعَل طَلَبٌ
a request; an order (in a café); an application
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- Plural
- طَلَبَاتٌ
مَفْعُول Done-to (passive participle of form I)
مَفْعُول = the thing it was done to
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required, wanted
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- Feminine
- مَطْلُوبَةٌ
مَفْعَل مَطْلَبٌ
a demand, a requirement
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- Plural
- مَطَالِبُ
تَفَعَّلَ تَطَلَّبَ
to require, call for
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- Present
- يَتَطَلَّبُ
How the patterns shape this root
The root means to seek or ask for. The simple verb طَلَبَ is 'he asked for'; its doer on فَاعِل is طَالِب, 'the one who seeks' — the usual word for a student, a seeker of knowledge, feminine طَالِبَة and plural طُلَّاب. طَلَب on the short pattern فَعَل is the request itself, so in a café your order is a طَلَب. مَطْلُوب (مَفْعُول) is what is asked for: 'required' on a form or a job advert.