محلة

See also: محله, مجلة, and مجله

Arabic

Etymology

From the verb حَلَّ (ḥalla, to untie), as in untying a pack horse or camel to make camp.

Noun

مَحَلَّة (maḥalla) f (plural مَحَلَّات (maḥallāt))

  1. way station, stopping place, stop, stopover, encampment
  2. camp
  3. district, section, territory, part, zone, quarter (of a city)
  4. county, prefecture, canton, country

Declension

Descendants

  • Andalusian Arabic:
  • → Armenian: մահլա (mahla), մայլա (mayla), մահալլէ (mahallē), մահալա (mahala), մա̈հլա̈ (mählä), մա̈յհլա̈ (mäyhlä) (in some dialects via Ottoman Turkish or Azeri)
  • → Azeri: məhlə, məhəllə
  • → Persian: محله (mahalle)
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