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mahala

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English

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Noun

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mahala (plural mahalas)

  1. A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.

Ngazidja Comorian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic محل (maḥall).

Noun

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mahala

  1. place

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla). Doublet of Mehala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.haˈla/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la

Noun

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mahala f (plural mahalale or (dated) măhălăli)

  1. slum
  2. (historical) suburb
  3. (archaic) neighborhood

Declension

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Declension of mahala
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mahala mahalaua mahalale mahalalele
genitive-dative mahalale mahalalei mahalale mahalalelor
vocative mahala mahalalelor

Derived terms

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Collocations

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  • de mahalauncultured, low class

References

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mǎxala/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la

Noun

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màhala f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀хала)

  1. (regional) city block
    Synonym: (regional) kvart
  2. (regional) street
    Synonym: ulica

Declension

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Declension of mahala
singular plural
nominative màhala mahale
genitive mahale mȁhālā
dative mahali mahalama
accusative mahalu mahale
vocative mahalo mahale
locative mahali mahalama
instrumental mahalom mahalama

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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mahala class XVI (no plural)

  1. alternative form of pahali

Venda

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *ìkádà.

Noun

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mahala

  1. embers