mahala
English
Noun
mahala (plural mahalas)
- A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.
Romanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Noun
mahala f (plural mahalale)
- neighborhood
- suburb
- people who live in a suburb
Declension
declension of mahala
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) mahala | mahalaua | (niște) mahalale | mahalalele |
| genitive/dative | (unei) mahalale | mahalalei | (unor) mahalale | mahalalelor |
| vocative | mahala | mahalalelor | ||
Derived terms
- mahalagiu
- mahalagioaică
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǎxala/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la
Noun
màhala f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀хала)
- (regional) city block
- (regional) street
Declension
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 |
Synonyms
- (city block): četvrt
- (city block): kvart (regional)
- (street): ulica
Swahili
Noun
mahala (pa class, plural mahala)
- Alternative form of pahali