mahal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mahal
From the Arabic word maḥall “place, area”
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"In Tagalog, a Philippine language, mahal can mean beloved, and mahal-mahal means very expensive," reveals Eush T. "The more you know ..."
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2010
Next to it, and behind the puja bari, came another mahal; this was old, ill-built, the rooms low, small, and dirty.
From The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Miriam S. Knight
Fifth, The jaghires Coda Gunge and Ali Gunge, &c., with the mahal and syer belonging to the Begum and made over, shall remain as heretofore in her possession: Total, 14,460 rupees per month.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
"She has issued invitations to a party for princesses in her panch mahal!"
From Caves of Terror by Talbot Mundy
Don’t ask too much; say exactly what you want— Jangan-lah mahal sangat, kata-lah betul-betul.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Sir William Edward Maxwell
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