מאַהאַלע
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Russian махалля (maxallja), via Tatar мәхаллә (mäxallä) or Uzbek mahalla, from Arabic محلة.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]מאַהאַלע • (mahale) f, plural מאַהאַלעס (mahales)
- mahallah, district, neighborhood, quarter of a city in Central Asia, the Caucasus and other parts of the former Russian Empire with significant Muslim populations
- neighborhood where a specific ethnic minority is highly concentrated (chiefly in Astrakhan)
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- yi:Astrakhan