محلہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محله‎ (mahalla), taken from Arabic مَحَلَّة‎ (maḥalla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʊ.ɦəlː.ɑ/, /mo.ɦəlː.ɑ/, /mə.ɦəlː.ɑ/

Noun

مَحَلَّہ or مُحَلَّہ • (maḥallah or muḥallah) m (Hindi spelling महल्ला or मुहल्ला)

  1. (chiefly) neighborhood; suburb (mahallah)
  2. encampment, army camp

Declension
Declension of محلہ
singular plural
direct محلہ‎ (muḥallah) محلے‎ (muḥalle)
oblique محلے‎ (muḥalle) محلوں‎ (muḥallõ)
vocative محلے‎ (muḥalle) محلو‎ (muḥallo)

Descendants
  • → English: mahallah

References
  • “محلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “محلہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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