mahala
English
Noun
mahala (plural mahalas)
- A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.
Ngazidja Comorian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic محل (maḥall).
Noun
mahala
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla). Doublet of Mehala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.haˈla/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la
Noun
mahala f (plural mahalale or (dated) măhălăli)
- slum
- (historical) suburb
- (archaic) neighborhood
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | mahala | mahalaua | mahalale | mahalalele | |
| genitive-dative | mahalale | mahalalei | mahalale | mahalalelor | |
| vocative | mahala | mahalalelor | |||
Derived terms
Collocations
- de mahala ― uncultured, low class
References
- “mahala”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǎxala/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la
Noun
màhala f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀хала)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | màhala | mahale |
| genitive | mahale | mȁhālā |
| dative | mahali | mahalama |
| accusative | mahalu | mahale |
| vocative | mahalo | mahale |
| locative | mahali | mahalama |
| instrumental | mahalom | mahalama |
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
mahala class XVI (no plural)
- alternative form of pahali
Venda
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìkádà.
Noun
mahala