omlah

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noun

A staff of native clerks or officials in colonial Bengal.

OriginArabic عَمَلَة →
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Meanings

nounomlah (plural omlahs)

plural omlahs

  1. A staff of native clerks or officials in colonial Bengal.

Origin

  1. Arabicعَمَلَة
  2. Englishomlah

Ultimately from Arabic عَمَلَة (ʕamala), plural of عَامِل (ʕāmil, “worker”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

omlah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omlah

MLA

“omlah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omlah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omlah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omlah.

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