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English
Noun
mahala (plural mahalas)
- A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.
Ngazidja Comorian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic محل (maḥall).
Noun
mahala
- place
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla). Doublet of Mehala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.haˈla/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la
Noun
mahala f (plural mahalale or (dated) măhălăli)
- slum
- (historical) suburb
- (archaic) neighborhood
Declension
Derived terms
Collocations
- de mahala ― uncultured, low class
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǎxala/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la
Noun
màhala f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀хала)
- (regional) city block
- Synonym: (regional) kvart
- (regional) street
- Synonym: ulica
Declension
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
mahala class XVI (no plural)
- alternative form of pahali
Venda
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìkádà.
Noun
mahala
- embers