mahal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mahal
From the Arabic word maḥall “place, area”
Example Sentences
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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
In this mahal there was no lack of people.
From The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Knight, Miriam S.
The inner mahal behind the kacheri bari was for Nagendra's private use.
From The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Knight, Miriam S.
He paid an exorbitant price for it— Dia bĕli dengan harga mahal ter-lampau.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir
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 Knight, Miriam S.
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