ressala

English

Etymology

From Hindi रिसाला (risālā), from Classical Persian رساله (risāla), from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla)

Noun

ressala (plural ressalas)

1. An Indian cavalry regiment.

Related terms

• ressaldar

Further reading

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “ressala”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 761.