mahalleh

M3A1H4A1L1L1E1H4

noun

a primarily Jewish (esp. Iranian Jewish) neighborhood or part of a city

Similar
ghettoJewish quarter
OriginPersian مَحَلِّه →
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Meanings

nounmahalleh (plural mahallehs or mahallat)

plural mahallehs · plural mahallat

  1. Jewish Iranian-American Englisha primarily Jewish (esp. Iranian Jewish) neighborhood or part of a city

    Synonyms: ghetto, Jewish quarter

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna primarily Jewish (esp. Iranian Jewish) neighborhood or part of a city

Similar
ghettoJewish quarter

Origin

  1. Persianمَحَلِّه“neighborhood, quarter”
  2. Englishmahalleh

From Persian مَحَلِّه (mahalle, “neighborhood, quarter”). Compare Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla, “district, quarter”), Uzbek mahalla (“quarter, district”), and Yiddish מאַהאַלע (mahale).

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APA

mahalleh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahalleh

MLA

“mahalleh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahalleh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mahalleh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahalleh.

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