mablag

Mablag is a term used in several languages to denote an amount of money or monetary value. In Arabic, the singular مبلغ (mablagh) means an amount or value, while the plural مبالغ (mabāliq) means amounts. The word is also used in Persian, Urdu, and other languages that borrow vocabulary from Arabic, often with similar meaning and usage.

In English-language documents, mablagh is typically translated as amount or sum and appears in contracts, invoices, and financial statements to designate the monetary figure involved. The term functions as a label for a defined figure in pricing, payments, or financial calculations, and may be accompanied by qualifiers or currencies depending on the language context.

Orthography and transliteration vary by language and script. Common renderings include mablagh, mablag, or similar variants, reflecting differences in how vowels are represented in Arabic, Persian, or Urdu scripts. The corresponding plural form in Arabic is mabāliq, and related forms appear in other languages with adjusted spellings.

Usage across languages tends to be formal and financial in nature, especially in contexts involving payments, settlements, or sums due. While mablagh is widely understood in Arabic-speaking and adjacent linguistic communities, English translations in multilingual documents usually render it as amount or sum rather than retaining the transliteration.

See also: مبالغ, مبلغ; Arabic loanwords in finance; list of monetary terms in Middle Eastern and South Asian languages.