English

Noun

mahala ‎(plural mahalas)

1. A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.

Romanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محله ‎(mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة ‎(maḥalla).

Noun

mahala f ‎(plural mahalale)

1. neighborhood
2. suburb
3. people who live in a suburb

Declension

Derived terms

• mahalagiu
• mahalagioaică

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محله ‎(mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة ‎(maḥalla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎxala/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la

Noun

màhala f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ма̀хала)

1. (regional) city block
2. (regional) street

Declension

Synonyms

• (city block): četvrt
• (city block): kvart (regional)
• (street): ulica

Swahili

Noun

mahala (pa class, plural mahala)

1. Alternative form of pahali