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طَلَب
to request /ˈtˤa.la.ba/
verbA1#188 most common
Also: to ask for, to seek, to order (e.g. food)
Example sentences
طَلَبَ الوَلَدُ الماءَ.
The boy asked for water.
طَلَبْتُ قَهوَةً مِنَ النادِلِ.
I ordered a coffee from the waiter.
طَلَبَتِ المُديرَةُ تَقريراً مُفَصَّلاً.
The manager requested a detailed report.
سَنَطلُبُ مِنَ الحُكومَةِ دَعماً مالِيّاً لِلمَشروعِ.
We will ask the government for financial support for the project.
طَلَبَ مِنّي أَن أُراجِعَ العَقدَ قَبلَ التَوقيعِ.
He asked me to review the contract before signing.
لَو طَلَبتَ العِلمَ مِن أَهلِهِ لَوَجَدتَهُ، غَيرَ أَنَّكَ آثَرتَ الكَسَلَ.
Had you sought knowledge from those who possess it, you would have found it, but you preferred idleness.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَطلُبُ | طَلَبْتُ | سَأَطلُبُ |
| 2sg | تَطلُبُ | طَلَبْتَ | سَتَطلُبُ |
| 3sg | يَطلُبُ | طَلَبَ | سَيَطلُبُ |
| 1pl | نَطلُبُ | طَلَبْنا | سَنَطلُبُ |
| 2pl | تَطلُبونَ | طَلَبْتُم | سَتَطلُبونَ |
| 3pl | يَطلُبونَ | طَلَبوا | سَيَطلُبونَ |
Word family
طالِبstudent, applicant (one who seeks)طَلَبrequest, demand, order
مَطلوبrequired, wanted, in demand
مَطلَبdemand, claim, objective
Etymology
The verb comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root ṭ-l-b, which carries the sense of seeking or searching. From this root Arabic builds a large family tied to demand and request, including طالِب, a student, literally one who seeks, and مَطلَب, a demand. The root is Semitic and has no Indo-European source.
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