محل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Apparent noun of place from the root ح ل ل (ḥ l l); compare حَلَّ (ḥalla, “to solve, loosen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ħall/

Noun

مَحَلّ • (maḥall) m (plural مَحَالّ (maḥāll))

1. place, location, spot, station
2. store, shop
3. residence, abode, quarter
4. time and opportunity
5. delay, respite
6. assembly in the house of a dead person

Declension

Declension of noun مَحَلّ (maḥall)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَلّ maḥall	الْمَحَلّ al-maḥall	مَحَلّ maḥall
Nominative	مَحَلٌّ maḥallun	الْمَحَلُّ al-maḥallu	مَحَلُّ maḥallu
Accusative	مَحَلًّا maḥallan	الْمَحَلَّ al-maḥalla	مَحَلَّ maḥalla
Genitive	مَحَلٍّ maḥallin	الْمَحَلِّ al-maḥalli	مَحَلِّ maḥalli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَلَّيْن maḥallayn	الْمَحَلَّيْن al-maḥallayn	مَحَلَّيْ maḥallay
Nominative	مَحَلَّانِ maḥallāni	الْمَحَلَّانِ al-maḥallāni	مَحَلَّا maḥallā
Accusative	مَحَلَّيْنِ maḥallayni	الْمَحَلَّيْنِ al-maḥallayni	مَحَلَّيْ maḥallay
Genitive	مَحَلَّيْنِ maḥallayni	الْمَحَلَّيْنِ al-maḥallayni	مَحَلَّيْ maḥallay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَالّ maḥāll	الْمَحَالّ al-maḥāll	مَحَالّ maḥāll
Nominative	مَحَالُّ maḥāllu	الْمَحَالُّ al-maḥāllu	مَحَالُّ maḥāllu
Accusative	مَحَالَّ maḥālla	الْمَحَالَّ al-maḥālla	مَحَالَّ maḥālla
Genitive	مَحَالَّ maḥālla	الْمَحَالِّ al-maḥālli	مَحَالِّ maḥālli

Derived terms

• مَحَلِّيّ (maḥalliyy)

Etymology 2

From the root م ح ل (m-ḥ-l).

Verb

مَحُلَ or مَحِلَ or مَحَلَ • (maḥala or maḥila or maḥula) I, non-past يَمْحَلُ‎ (yamḥalu)

1. to injure by malignant insinuation, to intrigue against, to delate against

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَحَلَ or مَحِلَ or مَحُلَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns مَحْل or مِحَال)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						مَحْل or مِحَال maḥl or miḥāl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَاحِل māḥil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَحَلْتُ or مَحِلْتُ or مَحُلْتُ maḥaltu or maḥiltu or maḥultu	مَحَلْتَ or مَحِلْتَ or مَحُلْتَ maḥalta or maḥilta or maḥulta	مَحَلَ or مَحِلَ or مَحُلَ maḥala or maḥila or maḥula		مَحَلْتُمَا or مَحِلْتُمَا or مَحُلْتُمَا maḥaltumā or maḥiltumā or maḥultumā	مَحَلَا or مَحِلَا or مَحُلَا maḥalā or maḥilā or maḥulā		مَحَلْنَا or مَحِلْنَا or مَحُلْنَا maḥalnā or maḥilnā or maḥulnā	مَحَلْتُمْ or مَحِلْتُمْ or مَحُلْتُمْ maḥaltum or maḥiltum or maḥultum	مَحَلُوا or مَحِلُوا or مَحُلُوا maḥalū or maḥilū or maḥulū
	f		مَحَلْتِ or مَحِلْتِ or مَحُلْتِ maḥalti or maḥilti or maḥulti	مَحَلَتْ or مَحِلَتْ or مَحُلَتْ maḥalat or maḥilat or maḥulat			مَحَلَتَا or مَحِلَتَا or مَحُلَتَا maḥalatā or maḥilatā or maḥulatā			مَحَلْتُنَّ or مَحِلْتُنَّ or مَحُلْتُنَّ maḥaltunna or maḥiltunna or maḥultunna	مَحَلْنَ or مَحِلْنَ or مَحُلْنَ maḥalna or maḥilna or maḥulna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمْحَلُ ʔamḥalu	تَمْحَلُ tamḥalu	يَمْحَلُ yamḥalu		تَمْحَلَانِ tamḥalāni	يَمْحَلَانِ yamḥalāni		نَمْحَلُ namḥalu	تَمْحَلُونَ tamḥalūna	يَمْحَلُونَ yamḥalūna
	f		تَمْحَلِينَ tamḥalīna	تَمْحَلُ tamḥalu			تَمْحَلَانِ tamḥalāni			تَمْحَلْنَ tamḥalna	يَمْحَلْنَ yamḥalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمْحَلَ ʔamḥala	تَمْحَلَ tamḥala	يَمْحَلَ yamḥala		تَمْحَلَا tamḥalā	يَمْحَلَا yamḥalā		نَمْحَلَ namḥala	تَمْحَلُوا tamḥalū	يَمْحَلُوا yamḥalū
	f		تَمْحَلِي tamḥalī	تَمْحَلَ tamḥala			تَمْحَلَا tamḥalā			تَمْحَلْنَ tamḥalna	يَمْحَلْنَ yamḥalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمْحَلْ ʔamḥal	تَمْحَلْ tamḥal	يَمْحَلْ yamḥal		تَمْحَلَا tamḥalā	يَمْحَلَا yamḥalā		نَمْحَلْ namḥal	تَمْحَلُوا tamḥalū	يَمْحَلُوا yamḥalū
	f		تَمْحَلِي tamḥalī	تَمْحَلْ tamḥal			تَمْحَلَا tamḥalā			تَمْحَلْنَ tamḥalna	يَمْحَلْنَ yamḥalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِمْحَلْ imḥal			اِمْحَلَا imḥalā				اِمْحَلُوا imḥalū
	f		اِمْحَلِي imḥalī							اِمْحَلْنَ imḥalna

Verb

مَحُلَ or مَحِلَ or مَحَلَ • (maḥala or maḥila or maḥula) I, non-past يَمْحَلُ‎ (yamḥalu)

1. to be sterile, to be barren

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَحَلَ or مَحِلَ or مَحُلَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns مَحْل or مُحُول or مَحَالَة)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						مَحْل or مُحُول or مَحَالَة maḥl or muḥūl or maḥāla
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَاحِل māḥil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَحَلْتُ or مَحِلْتُ or مَحُلْتُ maḥaltu or maḥiltu or maḥultu	مَحَلْتَ or مَحِلْتَ or مَحُلْتَ maḥalta or maḥilta or maḥulta	مَحَلَ or مَحِلَ or مَحُلَ maḥala or maḥila or maḥula		مَحَلْتُمَا or مَحِلْتُمَا or مَحُلْتُمَا maḥaltumā or maḥiltumā or maḥultumā	مَحَلَا or مَحِلَا or مَحُلَا maḥalā or maḥilā or maḥulā		مَحَلْنَا or مَحِلْنَا or مَحُلْنَا maḥalnā or maḥilnā or maḥulnā	مَحَلْتُمْ or مَحِلْتُمْ or مَحُلْتُمْ maḥaltum or maḥiltum or maḥultum	مَحَلُوا or مَحِلُوا or مَحُلُوا maḥalū or maḥilū or maḥulū
	f		مَحَلْتِ or مَحِلْتِ or مَحُلْتِ maḥalti or maḥilti or maḥulti	مَحَلَتْ or مَحِلَتْ or مَحُلَتْ maḥalat or maḥilat or maḥulat			مَحَلَتَا or مَحِلَتَا or مَحُلَتَا maḥalatā or maḥilatā or maḥulatā			مَحَلْتُنَّ or مَحِلْتُنَّ or مَحُلْتُنَّ maḥaltunna or maḥiltunna or maḥultunna	مَحَلْنَ or مَحِلْنَ or مَحُلْنَ maḥalna or maḥilna or maḥulna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمْحَلُ ʔamḥalu	تَمْحَلُ tamḥalu	يَمْحَلُ yamḥalu		تَمْحَلَانِ tamḥalāni	يَمْحَلَانِ yamḥalāni		نَمْحَلُ namḥalu	تَمْحَلُونَ tamḥalūna	يَمْحَلُونَ yamḥalūna
	f		تَمْحَلِينَ tamḥalīna	تَمْحَلُ tamḥalu			تَمْحَلَانِ tamḥalāni			تَمْحَلْنَ tamḥalna	يَمْحَلْنَ yamḥalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمْحَلَ ʔamḥala	تَمْحَلَ tamḥala	يَمْحَلَ yamḥala		تَمْحَلَا tamḥalā	يَمْحَلَا yamḥalā		نَمْحَلَ namḥala	تَمْحَلُوا tamḥalū	يَمْحَلُوا yamḥalū
	f		تَمْحَلِي tamḥalī	تَمْحَلَ tamḥala			تَمْحَلَا tamḥalā			تَمْحَلْنَ tamḥalna	يَمْحَلْنَ yamḥalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمْحَلْ ʔamḥal	تَمْحَلْ tamḥal	يَمْحَلْ yamḥal		تَمْحَلَا tamḥalā	يَمْحَلَا yamḥalā		نَمْحَلْ namḥal	تَمْحَلُوا tamḥalū	يَمْحَلُوا yamḥalū
	f		تَمْحَلِي tamḥalī	تَمْحَلْ tamḥal			تَمْحَلَا tamḥalā			تَمْحَلْنَ tamḥalna	يَمْحَلْنَ yamḥalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِمْحَلْ imḥal			اِمْحَلَا imḥalā				اِمْحَلُوا imḥalū
	f		اِمْحَلِي imḥalī							اِمْحَلْنَ imḥalna

Noun

مَحْل • (maḥl) m

1. verbal noun of مَحَلَ (maḥala) (form I)
2. verbal noun of مَحِلَ (maḥila) (form I)
3. sterility, barrenness, dearth

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek μοχλός (mokhlós, “bar, lever”).

Alternative forms

• مَحَال (maḥāl), مَحَالَة (maḥāla)

Noun

مُحْل • (muḥl) m

1. (archaic) block and tackle, muffle, lever
   • ante 943, سنان بن ثابت, edited by Mohammed Abattouy, On the Theory of Simple Machines, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin MS 3306‎^[1]:

     المحل: لا فرق بينه وبين القرسطون في حكمه

     The lever: There is no difference between it and the steelyard.

Declension

Declension of noun مُحْل (muḥl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحْل muḥl	الْمُحْل al-muḥl	مُحْل muḥl
Nominative	مُحْلٌ muḥlun	الْمُحْلُ al-muḥlu	مُحْلُ muḥlu
Accusative	مُحْلًا muḥlan	الْمُحْلَ al-muḥla	مُحْلَ muḥla
Genitive	مُحْلٍ muḥlin	الْمُحْلِ al-muḥli	مُحْلِ muḥli

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

1. store (place where items can be purchased)

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Hijazi Arabic

مَحَل

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaħalː/

Noun

مَحَل • (maḥall) m (plural مَحَلَّات ‎(maḥallāt))

1. shop, store
2. place
3. location

Synonyms

• (place, location): مَكَان (makān)
• (shop, store): دُكَّان (dukkān) (archaic)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Noun

محل • (mahall)

1. place, location
2. residence, quarter

Synonyms

• (place, location): مکان (makân), جا (jâ)

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Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Noun

1. mansion, palace
2. wife

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian محل (mahall).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦəl/

Noun

محل • (mahal) m (Hindi spelling महल)

1. palace
2. woman's quarters