مطلب · مَطْلَب — topic, point; a piece of writing, article
Shifted meaningCertainnoun · Learning · everyday
Same word, but the meaning has moved. Overlaps, with a twist.
Arabic
مَطْلَب
maṭlab/matˤlab/
In Arabic
demand, request; aim, objective
Arabic says: مَوْضُوع mawḍūʿ
Persian
مطلب
matlab/mætlæb/
In Persian
topic, point; a piece of writing, article
- Root
- ط ل ب
Note. Arabic maṭlab is something demanded (maṭālib, demands); a topic is mawḍūʿ and an article maqāla.
Sources: Dehkhoda · Moʻin · Wehr