מאַהאַלע

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Etymology[edit]

Russian махалля (maxallja), via Tatar мәхаллә (mäxallä) or Uzbek mahalla, from Arabic محلة.

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Noun[edit]

מאַהאַלע (mahalef, plural מאַהאַלעס (mahales)

  1. mahallah, district, neighborhood, quarter of a city in Central Asia, the Caucasus and other parts of the former Russian Empire with significant Muslim populations
  2. neighborhood where a specific ethnic minority is highly concentrated (chiefly in Astrakhan)