"mahallah" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈhalə/ [UK] Forms: mahallahs [plural], mahalla [alternative], mahallya [alternative], mohalla [alternative], muhalla [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani محلہ / मुहल्ला (muhallā), from Classical Persian محله (mahalla), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|محله|tr=mahalla}} Classical Persian محله (mahalla), {{der|en|ar|مَحَلَّة}} Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), {{root|en|ar|ح ل ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} mahallah (plural mahallahs)
  1. (chiefly South Asia) A subdivision or neighborhood. Tags: South-Asia
    Sense id: en-mahallah-en-noun-6CaP46Nt Categories (other): South Asian English
  2. An armed formation of Arabs.
    Sense id: en-mahallah-en-noun-K2uizpqy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Duar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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