مبلغ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب ل غ (b-l-ḡ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mab.laɣ/

Noun

مَبْلَغ • (mablaḡ) m (plural مَبَالِغ (mabāliḡ))

  1. sum, amount
  2. result, product, quotient
  3. place of arrival
  4. goal, aim
  5. acme
  6. a multitude, many
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: məbləğ
  • Ottoman Turkish: مبلغ (meblaġ)
    > Turkish: meblağ (inherited)
  • Uyghur: مەبلەغ (meblegh)
  • Uzbek: mablagʻ

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of بَلَّغَ (ballaḡa, to inform).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.bal.liɣ/

Noun

مُبَلِّغ • (muballiḡ) m (plural مُبَلِّغُون (muballiḡūn))

  1. one who informs about something
  2. (Islam) proselytizer
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: mübəlliğ
  • Ottoman Turkish: مبلغ (mübelliğ)
    • Turkish: mübelliğ
  • Persian: مبلغ
  • Urdu: مبلغ
References

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَبْلَغ (mablaḡ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäb.lǽɣ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mäb.lǽɣ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mäb.lǽɣ]

Readings
Classical reading? maḇlağ
Dari reading? mablağ
Iranian reading? mablağ
Tajik reading? mablaġ

Noun

مبلغ • (mablağ) (plural مبالغ (mabâleğ) or مبلغ‌ها (mablağ-hâ))

  1. sum, amount (especially of money)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُبَلِّغ (muballiḡ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.bäl.lɪ́ɣ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊ.bäl.lɪ́ɣ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mu.bäl.líɣ]

Readings
Classical reading? muḇalliğ
Dari reading? muballiğ
Iranian reading? moballeğ
Tajik reading? muballiġ

Noun

مبلغ • (moballeğ) (plural مبلغین (moballeğin) or مبلغ‌ها (moballeğ-hâ))

  1. (religion) missionary, proselytiser

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مبلغ (muballiġ, missionary), itself from Arabic مُبَلِّغ (muballiḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُبَلِّغ • (muballiġ) m (formal plural مبلغین, Hindi spelling मुबल्लिग़)

  1. (religion) a missionary.
Declension
Declension of مبلغ
singular plural
direct مُبَلِّغ (muballiġ) مُبَلِّغ (muballiġ)
oblique مُبَلِّغ (muballiġ) مُبَلِّغوں (muballiġō̃)
vocative مُبَلِّغ (muballiġ) مُبَلِّغو (muballiġō)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَبْلَغ (mablaġ), from Arabic مَبْلَغ (mablaḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَبْلَغ • (mablaġ) m (Hindi spelling मबलग़)

  1. limit, reach, access
  2. a sum of money
  3. standard (ie. quality)
  4. amount, quantity
Declension
Declension of مبلغ
singular plural
direct مَبْلَغ (mablaġ) مَبْلَغ (mablaġ)
oblique مَبْلَغ (mablaġ) مَبْلَغوں (mablaġō̃)
vocative مَبْلَغ (mablaġ) مَبْلَغو (mablaġō)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُبْلَغ (mublaġ), from Arabic مُبْلَغ (mublaḡ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُبْلَغ • (mublaġ) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुब्लग़)

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Further reading

  • مبلغ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • مبلغ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مبلغ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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