# مبلغ
## Arabic
### Etymology 1

* Root
* ب ل غ (b l ḡ)
* 11 terms

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mab.laɣ/

#### Noun

مَبْلَغ • (mablaḡ) m (plural مَبَالِغ (mabāliḡ))
* sum, amount
* result, product, quotient
* place of arrival
* goal, aim
* acme
* a multitude, many

##### 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: /mu.bal.liɣ/

#### Noun

مُبَلِّغ • (muballiḡ) m (plural مُبَلِّغُون (muballiḡūn))
* one who informs about something
* (Islam) proselytizer

##### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: mübəlliğ
* → Ottoman Turkish: مبلغ (mübelliğ)
** → Turkish: mübelliğ
* → Persian: مبلغ
* → Urdu: مبلغ

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مبلغ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

## Persian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَبْلَغ (mablaḡ).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [maβ.ˈlaɣ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mäb.lǽɣ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mäb.lǽɣ]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [mäb.lǽɣ]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [mäb.lǽɣ]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [mæb.lǽɢ̥]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [mäb.lǽʁ]

#### Noun

مبلغ • (mablağ) (plural مبالغ (mabâleğ) or مبلغ‌ها (mablağ-hâ))
* sum, amount (especially of money)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُبَلِّغ (muballiḡ).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [mu.βal.ˈliɣ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mʊ.bäl.lɪ́ɣ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mʊ.bäl.lɪ́ɣ]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [mʊ.bäl.lɪ́ɣ]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [mu.bäl.líɣ]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [mo.bæl.léɢ̥]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [mu.bäl.líʁ]

#### Noun

مبلغ • (moballeğ) (plural مبلغین (moballeğin) or مبلغ‌ها (moballeğ-hâ))
* (religion) missionary, proselytiser

## Urdu
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُبَلِّغ (muballiğ, “missionary”), itself from Arabic مُبَلِّغ (muballiḡ).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /mʊ.bəl.lɪɣ/
* Rhymes: -ɪɣ

#### Noun

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

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /məb.ləɣ/
* Rhymes: -əɣ

#### Noun

مَبْلَغ • (mablaġ) m (Hindi spelling मबलग़)
* limit, reach, access
* a sum of money
* standard (ie. quality)
* 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

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /mʊb.ləɣ/
* Rhymes: -əɣ

#### 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.