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mohalla

mohalla is the alternative form of mahalla.

Meaning of mahalla

Noun

mahalla (plural mahallas)

  1. (South-Asia) A subdivision or neighborhood.
    • The Gwalior of the Hindus seems to have perished, and the present town does not seem to go further back than the time of the first Mahomedans. Nearly all the mahallas bear Mahomedan names, […]1883, J. B. Keith, Fortress Gwalior, page 15
  2. An armed formation of Arabs.
    • Three large mehalle, with an overall strength of over 1200 infantry and 400 cavalry, occupied the heart of the Gebel.1986, Giorgio Rochat, Omar al-Mukhtar: The Italian Reconquest of Libya, Darf Publishers, page 43

Forms of mohalla

pluralmohallas

Questions about mohalla

What is mohalla the alternative form of?
Mohalla is the alternative form of mahalla.

Words near mohalla in the dictionary

  1. Mohajirs
  2. Mohaka
  3. Mohali
  4. mohalim
  5. Mohall
  6. mohalla
  7. mohallas
  8. Mohamad
  9. Mohamat
  10. Mohamed
  11. Mohamedan

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