mahala
English
editNoun
editmahala (plural mahalas)
- A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.
Ngazidja Comorian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic محل (maḥall).
Noun
editmahala
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmahala f (plural mahalale or (archaic, very rare) măhălăli)
- (archaic) neighborhood
- (historical) suburb
- (by extension) slum
Declension
editDeclension of mahala
singular | plural | |||
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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
editCollocations
edit- de mahala ― uncultured, low class
References
edit- mahala in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmàhala f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀хала)
Declension
editSwahili
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmahala (pa class, no plural)
- Alternative form of pahali
Venda
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *ìkádà.
Noun
editmahala
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