मुहल्ला
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मोहल्ला (mohallā), महल्ला (mahallā)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla), borrowed from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), from حَلَّ (ḥalla).
Noun
मुहल्ला • (muhallā) m (Urdu spelling محلہ)
- a neighborhood, suburb, locality; a ward
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मुहल्ला muhallā |
मुहल्ले muhalle |
| oblique | मुहल्ले muhalle |
मुहल्लों muhallõ |
| vocative | मुहल्ले muhalle |
मुहल्लो muhallo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुहल्ला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 828