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

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

Verb

1. to be sterile, to be barren

Noun

مَحْل • (maḥl) m

1. verbal noun of مَحَلَ (maḥala) (form I)
2. verbal noun of مَحِلَ (maḥila) (form I)
3. sterility, barrenness, dearth
4. an unidentified fish
   • 1154, al-ʾIdrīsīy, نزهة المشتاق في اختراق الآفاق, الإقليم الأول - الجزء الثاني; commented by Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne, Goeje, Michael Jan (1866) Description de l'Afrique et de l'Espagne par Edrîsî‎^[1] (in French), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 378:

     وهذه البحيرة من أعاجيب الدنيا وذلك أن بها اثني عشر نوعاً من السمك يوجد منها في كل شهر نوع واحد لا يمتزج بغيره من أصناف السمك فإذا تم الشهر لم يوجد شيء من ذلك النوع في الشهر الآتي ثم يوجد في الشهر الآتي صنف من السمك آخر غير الصنف الأول لا يمتزج بغيره هكذا لكل شهر نوع من السمك لا يمتزج بسمك غيره إلى كمال السنة هكذا في كل عام وهذه الاثنا عشر نوع من الحوت التي ذكرناها هي البوري والقاجوج والمحل والطلنط والاشبلينيات والشلبة والقاروض واللاج والجوجة والكحلاء والطنفلو والقلا.

     This lake is one of the wonders of the world, for it has twelve species of fish, each month one is found therein, not mixing with any other species than itself, and when the month ends, nothing of that fish is found in the coming month, then in the coming month an other kind of fish is encountered, different from the first kind and not mixing with anything other than itself, thus every month a species of fish that does not mix with other fish, up to completion of a year and so every year, and these twelve species of fish that we have related are [a list of fish follows, some of which are unidentifiable].

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

• مَحَال (maḥāl), مَحَالَة (maḥāla), مُخْل (muḵl)

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^[2]:

     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

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Noun

محل • (maḥall) m

1. store

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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

   Synonym: مَكَان (makān)

2. place, location

   Synonym: دُكَّان (dukkān) (archaic)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maħalː/

Noun

محل • (maḥall) m (plural محلات (maḥallāt))

1. place, location

   Synonyms: بلاصة (blāṣa), موضع (mūḍaʕ, mūṭaʕ)

2. store

   Synonym: حانوت (ḥānūt)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	m
Dari reading?	m
Iranian reading?	m
Tajik reading?	m

Noun

محل • (mahall)

1. place, location

   Synonyms: مکان (makân), جا (jâ)

2. residence, quarter

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian محل (mahall), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Noun

محل • (mahal) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਹਿਲ)

1. mansion, palace
2. wife

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ل ل
7 terms

محلّ بهارات بتنباع فيه ― a shop in which spices are sold

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ħall/, [maˈħal]

• Audio (Amman):

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Noun

محلّ • (maḥall) m (plural محلّات (maḥallāt))

1. place, room

   Synonyms: مكان (makān), مطرح (maṭraḥ)

2. shop, store, department store

   Synonym: دكّان (dukkān)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian محل (mahall).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɛ.ɦɛl̪/

Noun

محل • (mahal) m (Hindi spelling महल)

1. palace
2. woman's quarters

Declension

Declension of محل
	singular	plural
direct	محل (mahal)	محل (mahal)
oblique	محل (mahal)	محلوں (mahalō̃)
vocative	محل (mahal)	محلو (mahalō)