"mellah" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɛ.la/, /me.la/ Forms: mellahs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ملاح (mallāḥ, “saline area”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ary|ملاح|t=saline area|tr=mallāḥ}} Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ملاح (mallāḥ, “saline area”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mellah m (plural mellahs)
  1. Moroccan ghetto (area inhabited by Jews) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mellah-fr-noun-UJk5pks7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ary",
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        "t": "saline area",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "mellahs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Moroccan ghetto (area inhabited by Jews)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mellah-fr-noun-UJk5pks7",
      "links": [
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          "Moroccan",
          "Moroccan"
        ],
        [
          "ghetto",
          "ghetto"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me.la/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mellah"
}
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "mellahs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "mellah m (plural mellahs)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms borrowed from Moroccan Arabic",
        "French terms derived from Moroccan Arabic",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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          "ghetto"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me.la/"
    }
  ],
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}

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