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mahalla.

A subdivision or neighborhood.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈhalə/UK

  1. A subdivision or neighborhood.

    South-Asia

  2. An armed formation of Arabs.

Where this word comes from

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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