mahal

English

Alternative forms

• mahaul, mehal, mehaul (all archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈhɑːl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɑːl

Noun

mahal (plural mahals) (India)

1. A summerhouse.
2. Private lodgings.
3. (historical) A territorial division of pre-independence India.
4. A division of a farm.
5. A division of a hunting preserve.

Further reading

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “mehaul”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson , London: John Murray, , page 566.
• H. H. Wilson (1855) “mahal”, in A Glossary of Judicial and Revenue Terms: , W. H. Allen & Co., →OCLC, page 318

Anagrams

• Halma, Hamal, almah, amlah, halma, hamal

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈhal/,
• IPA^(key): /maˈʔal/, (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ma‧hal

Adjective

mahál (intensified mahalon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

1. expensive

   Antonym: barato

   Mahal na baga an koriyente.

   Electricity is already expensive.

2. (literary, poetic) dear, beloved

   Synonyms: padangat, padaba

   Mahal kong....

   Dear....

Noun

mahál (Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

1. (literary, poetic) loved one; darling; sweetheart

   Synonyms: padangat, padaba

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧hal
• IPA^(key): /maˈhal/,

Adjective

mahál (Badlit spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

1. dear; cherished
2. expensive; costly

   Antonym: barato

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mahal, from Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha). Cognate of Tagalog mahal (“dear, expensive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: ma‧hal

Adjective

mahal

1. expensive

   Synonym: (slang) mehong

   Antonym: murah

2. rare, hard

Derived terms

Further reading

• “mahal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Standard) /mahal/, (Kelantan)
• Hyphenation: ma‧hal
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

mahal (Jawi spelling ماهل)

1. expensive

Derived terms

• kemahalan
• memahalkan

Descendants

• Indonesian: mahal (“expensive”)
• → Tagalog: mahál (“dear, precious; expensive”)
  • → Bikol Central: mahal (“dear, expensive”)
  • → Cebuano: mahal (“dear, expensive”)
• → Waray-Waray: mahál (“expensive”)

Further reading

• “mahal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old High German

Alternative forms

• māl

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mahl, *maþl, from Proto-Germanic *mahlą, *maþlą (“assembly, council”).

Noun

mahal n

1. court, judicial assembly
2. agreement, contract
3. covenant, marriage vows

Descendants

• Middle High German: mahel, māl
  • German: Mahl

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha) via Malay mahal. Compare Kapampangan mal, Bikol Central mahal, Cebuano mahal, and Asi mahay, Javanese ꦩꦲꦭ꧀ (mahal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈhal/,

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧hal

Adjective

mahál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

1. dear; precious; cherished

   Synonym: mahalaga

   Mahal kong Maynila, sayo'y hindi mawawalay.

   My dear Manila, I won't part ways from you.

   Mahal na [mga] Araw ― Holy Week (literally, “Valued Days”)

2. expensive; high-priced

   Synonyms: magastos, (gay slang) maharlika, (gay slang) Mahalia Jackson

   Antonym: mura

   mahal na pang-matrikula ― expensive tuition fee

3. (archaic) noble; exalted

   Synonyms: dakila, kagalang-galang, maginoo, maharlika, noblesa, marangal, pinagmamalaki

4. (obsolete) grave; serious

   Synonym: grabe

Noun

mahál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

1. beloved

   Synonyms: ibig, irog

   O aking mahal, sadyang pinagtagpo tayo ng tadhana!

   O my beloved, we have been led to meet by fate!

2. expensive items

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: mahal (“dear, expensive”)
• → Cebuano: mahal (“dear, expensive”)

References

• “mahal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محل (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Noun

mahal (definite accusative mahalli, plural mahaller)

1. place, location; post

Usage notes

• The Arabic plural is mahâl with a long vowel.

Related terms

• mahalle (“neighborhood, quarter”)
• mahallî (“local”)

References

• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “mahall”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 674
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mahal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Uzbek

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Noun

mahal (plural mahallar)

1. time (occurence)

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mahal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧hal
• IPA^(key): /maˈhal/,

Adjective

mahál

1. expensive

   Antonym: barato