ressala

English

Etymology

From Hindi रिसाला (risālā), from Classical Persian (risāla), from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla)

Noun

ressala (plural ressalas)

An Indian cavalry regiment.

Related terms

ressaldar

Further reading

Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “ressala”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 761.

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