মহল্লা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محله (mahalla), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), which is from the verb حَلَّ (ḥalla, “to untie”), as in untying a pack horse or camel to make camp. Doublet of মহলা (mohola).

Noun

মহল্লা • (moholla) (objective মহল্লা (moholla) or মহল্লাকে (mohollake), genitive মহল্লার (mohollar), locative মহল্লায় (mohollaẏ))

  1. mahalla, neighbourhood, quarter.
    প্রত্যেক মহল্লায় আওয়ামী লীগের নেতৃত্বে সংগ্রাম পরিষদ গড়ে তোল
    prôttek môhôllaẏ aẇami līger netritte śôṅgram pôriśôd gôṛe tolô
    In every neighbourhood, build up a resistance council under the leadership of the Awami League
    - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 7th of March Speech

Derived terms
  • মহল্লাদার (moholladar)

References
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