noun
Meaning 1
A subdivision or neighborhood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia
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mahalla
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UK: /məˈhalə/
noun
Meaning 2
An armed formation of Arabs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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).