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Punjabi
Pronunciation
Noun
مَحَلَّہ • (maḥallah) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਹੱਲਾ)
- neighbourhood, suburb
- Synonym: گَوَانڈھ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محله (mahalla), taken from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Pronunciation
Noun
مَحَلَّہ or مُحَلَّہ • (mahallā, mohallā or muhallā) m (formal plural مَحَلَّات (mahallāt), Hindi spelling महल्ला or मोहल्ला or मुहल्ला)
- neighborhood; quarter (mahallah)
- (by extension) a ward, locality
- encampment, army camp
Declension
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singular
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plural
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محلہ (mohallah)
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محلے (mohalle)
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| oblique
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محلے (mohalle)
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محلوں (mohallõ)
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| vocative
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محلے (mohalle)
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محلو (mohallo)
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Descendants
References
- “محلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “محلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “محلہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.