محلہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محله (mahalla), taken from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʊ.ɦəlː.ɑ/, /mo.ɦəlː.ɑ/, /mə.ɦəlː.ɑ/
Noun
مَحَلَّہ or مُحَلَّہ • (maḥallah or muḥallah) m (Hindi spelling महल्ला or मुहल्ला)
- (chiefly) neighborhood; suburb (mahallah)
- encampment, army camp
Declension
| Declension of محلہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | محلہ (muḥallah) | محلے (muḥalle) |
| oblique | محلے (muḥalle) | محلوں (muḥallõ) |
| vocative | محلے (muḥalle) | محلو (muḥallo) |
Descendants
- → English: mahallah
References
- “محلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “محلہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.