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mahalla

/məˈhalə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
ma-hal-la
IPA
/məˈhalə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subdivision or neighborhood.

noun

An armed formation of Arabs.

Example Sentences

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: مَحَلَّه, مَحَلَّة

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /məˈhalə/

Inflected Forms

mahallas (plural) mahallah (alternative) mahallya (alternative) mehalla (alternative) mohalla (alternative) muhalla (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mahalla?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈhalə/.
What does mahalla mean?
A subdivision or neighborhood.
Where does mahalla come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce mahalla

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