מאַהאַלע

Yiddish

Etymology

Russian махалля (maxallja), via Tatar мәхаллә (mäxallä) or Uzbek mahalla, from Arabic محلة.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈhaɫə/

Noun

מאַהאַלע • (mahale) f, plural מאַהאַלעס (mahales)

1. mahallah, district, neighborhood, quarter of a city in Central Asia, the Caucasus and other parts of the former Russian Empire with significant Muslim populations
2. neighborhood where a specific ethnic minority is highly concentrated (chiefly in Astrakhan)