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talab (inf. n. of طلب 'to seek, desire,' etc.), s.f. Search, quest; wish, desire; inquiry, request, demand, application, solicitation; sending for, summons; an object of quest, or of desire;—pay, wages, salary (syn. tanāh);—act. part. & s.m. (fr. P. talab-īdan), Seeking, requiring, desiring;—seeker, desirer (used as last member of comp., e.g. ārām-talab, q.v.s.v. ārām):—talab bānā, To distribute pay:—talab-ćihī, s.f.=talab-nāma, q.v.:—talab-dār, adj. & s.m. Asking, inquiring;—desirous;—a seeker or searcher; one who seeks the gratification of desire; one who is addicted to drinking, or smoking, etc.:—one who receives pay, or who has a fixed salary or wages:—talab-dārī, s.f. Search, quest, inquiry, etc.:—talab-dāsht, s.f. Invitation; summons:—talab denā(-ko), To pay wages or salary (to):—talab karnā, v.t. To seek; to summon, cite, call for; to require, demand, claim; to exact:—talab-gār, adj. & s.m. Seeking, desirous (of, -kā);—seeker, searcher; desirer; claimant:—talab-gār honā(-kā), To be a seeker (of, or after), to seek, etc.:—talab-gārī, s.f. Seeking, inquiring; desiring, wishing:—talab-nāma, s.m. A summons, citation.
Origin: Arabic