mahalla
/məˈhalə/noun
mahalla is spelled M-A-H-A-L-L-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mahalla means “A subdivision or neighborhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mahalla is mahallas.
How many letters and syllables are in mahalla?
| Letters | 7: M-A-H-A-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mahalla?
Mahalla appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mahalla?
- UK /məˈhalə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mahalla
- mahallas plural
- mahallah
- mahallya
- mehalla
- mohalla
- muhalla
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mahalla mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A subdivision or neighborhood.
- 2
An armed formation of Arabs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mahalla come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani مَحَلَّہ (mahalla) / मुहल्ला (muhallā), from Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).