Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mahal

/məˈhəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: ma-hal
IPA: /məˈhəl/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Indian usage

noun

Private lodgings.

Indian usage

noun

A territorial division of pre-independence India.

Indian usage

noun

A division of a farm.

Indian usage

noun

A division of a hunting preserve.

Indian usage

name

The Dhivehi language

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مَحَلّ, ح ل ل

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /məˈhɑːl/

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

mahals (plural) mahaul (alternative, archaic) mehal (alternative, archaic) mehaul (alternative, archaic)

Rhymes With

doll sol jamal tal dahl ahl cabal ya'll coll gaal pall bol

Questions

How do you pronounce mahal?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈhəl/.
What does mahal mean?: A summerhouse.
Where does mahal come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce mahal

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