Etymology

mahalla

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Hindi मुहल्ला (muhallā) ← Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla) ← Urdu مَحَلَّہ (mahalla)
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  1. Arabicحَلَّ (ḥalla)
  2. Arabicمَحَلَّة (maḥalla)
  3. Classical Persianمَحَلَّه (mahalla)
  4. Urduمَحَلَّہ (mahalla)
  5. Classical Persianمَحَلَّه (mahalla)
  6. Hindiमुहल्ला (muhallā)
  7. English todaymahalla

Borrowed from Hindustani مَحَلَّہ (mahalla) / मुहल्ला (muhallā), from Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).

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