Urdu Dictionary

مجلس majlis n. of place fr. جلس 'to sit'

A مجلس majlis (n. of place fr. جلس 'to sit'), s.f. An assembly, congregation, company, party, meeting; convivial meeting; convention, congress, council, conference;—an assembly of ṣūfīs and dancing dervishes:—majlis-ḵẖāna, s.m. Assembly-room; town-hall; ball-room:—majlis-ě-raqs, s.f. A dancing-party, a ball:—majlis-ě-sarod, s.f. A concert:—majlis-ě-ʻilmī, s.f. A literary association:—majlis karnā, To convene a meeting or assembly;—(among Shīʻas) to commemorate the martyrdom of Imām Husain:—majlis-meṅ sharīk honā, To join an assembly; to attend a meeting:—mīr-majlis, s.m. The president or head of a society.