محلة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح ل ل (ḥ l l) |
| 21 terms |
Etymology
From the verb حَلَّ (ḥalla, “to untie”), as in untying a pack horse or camel to make camp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ħal.la/
Noun
مَحَلَّة • (maḥalla) f (plural مَحَلَّات (maḥallāt))
- way station, stopping place, stop, stopover, encampment
- camp
- district, section, territory, part, zone, quarter (of a city)
- county, prefecture, canton, country
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَحَلَّة maḥalla |
الْمَحَلَّة al-maḥalla |
مَحَلَّة maḥallat |
| nominative | مَحَلَّةٌ maḥallatun |
الْمَحَلَّةُ al-maḥallatu |
مَحَلَّةُ maḥallatu |
| accusative | مَحَلَّةً maḥallatan |
الْمَحَلَّةَ al-maḥallata |
مَحَلَّةَ maḥallata |
| genitive | مَحَلَّةٍ maḥallatin |
الْمَحَلَّةِ al-maḥallati |
مَحَلَّةِ maḥallati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مَحَلَّتَيْن maḥallatayn |
الْمَحَلَّتَيْن al-maḥallatayn |
مَحَلَّتَيْ maḥallatay |
| nominative | مَحَلَّتَانِ maḥallatāni |
الْمَحَلَّتَانِ al-maḥallatāni |
مَحَلَّتَا maḥallatā |
| accusative | مَحَلَّتَيْنِ maḥallatayni |
الْمَحَلَّتَيْنِ al-maḥallatayni |
مَحَلَّتَيْ maḥallatay |
| genitive | مَحَلَّتَيْنِ maḥallatayni |
الْمَحَلَّتَيْنِ al-maḥallatayni |
مَحَلَّتَيْ maḥallatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَحَلَّات maḥallāt |
الْمَحَلَّات al-maḥallāt |
مَحَلَّات maḥallāt |
| nominative | مَحَلَّاتٌ maḥallātun |
الْمَحَلَّاتُ al-maḥallātu |
مَحَلَّاتُ maḥallātu |
| accusative | مَحَلَّاتٍ maḥallātin |
الْمَحَلَّاتِ al-maḥallāti |
مَحَلَّاتِ maḥallāti |
| genitive | مَحَلَّاتٍ maḥallātin |
الْمَحَلَّاتِ al-maḥallāti |
مَحَلَّاتِ maḥallāti |
Related terms
Descendants
- Andalusian Arabic:
- → Spanish: almofalla
- → Armenian: մահլա (mahla), մայլա (mayla), մահալլէ (mahallē), մահալա (mahala), մա̈հլա̈ (mählä), մա̈յհլա̈ (mäyhlä) (in some dialects via Ottoman Turkish or Azeri)
- → Azerbaijani: məhlə, məhəllə
- → Bengali: মহল্লা (moholla)
- → Persian: محله (mahalle)
- → Uyghur: مەھەللە (mehelle)
- → Uzbek: mahalla