মহল

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall), which is from the verb حَلَّ (ḥalla, “to untie”), as in untying a pack horse or camel to make camp. Compare Hindustani محل / महल (mahal).

Noun

মহল • (mohol) (objective মহল (mohol) or মহলকে (mohloke), genitive মহলের (moholer), locative মহলে (mohole))

1. palace, mansion
2. mahal; administrative division of a taluk
3. location, spot, station
4. assembly in a house
5. residence, abode, quarter
6. time and opportunity
7. society
8. Mughal queen, wife

Derived terms

• মহলদার (môhôldar)
• ছেমহলা (semôhôla)
• রাজমহল (rajmôhôl)
• অন্দরমহল (ôndôrmôhôl)
• তাজমহল (tajmôhôl)
• খাসমহল (khaśmôhôl)
• শীশমহল (śīśmôhôl)
• রংমহল (rôngmôhôl)
• নূরমহল (nūrmôhôl)
• মহল্লক (mohollok)
• মহল্লিক (mohollik)
• ইজারামহল (izaramôhôl)
• নিমক মহল (nimok mohol)
• ছিট মহল (chiṭ mohol)

Related terms

• মহলা (mohola)
• মহল্লা (moholla)
• হালাল (halal)

 

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “মহল” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “মহল” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh