English Explanatory Dictionary

mahalla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subdivision or neighborhood.
  2. An armed formation of Arabs.

Pronunciation

/məˈhalə/

Word forms

mahalla mahallas mahallah mahallya mehalla mohalla muhalla

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla) Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla)bor. Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla)bor. Urdu مَحَلَّہ (mahalla)bor. ▲ Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla)bor. Hindi मुहल्ला (muhallā)bor. English mahalla Borrowed from Hindustani مَحَلَّہ (mahalla) / मुहल्ला (muhallā), from Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).

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