মহল্লা
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Bengali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian محله (mahalla), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), which is from the verb حَلَّ (ḥalla, “to untie”), as in untying a pack horse or camel to make camp. Doublet of মহলা (mohola).
Noun[edit]
মহল্লা • (moholla) (objective মহল্লা (moholla) or মহল্লাকে (mohollake), genitive মহল্লার (mohollar), locative মহল্লায় (mohollaẏ))
- mahalla, neighbourhood, quarter.
- প্রত্যেক মহল্লায় আওয়ামী লীগের নেতৃত্বে সংগ্রাম পরিষদ গড়ে তোল- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 7th of March Speech
- prôttek môhôllaẏ aẇami līger netritte śôṅgram pôriśôd gôṛe tolô
- In every neighbourhood, build up a resistance council under the leadership of the Awami League
Derived terms[edit]
- মহল্লাদার (moholladar)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Accessible Dictionary, “মহল্লা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “মহল্লা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh