Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MAHALED
MAHALED Ma *ha "led, n.Etym: [Ar. mahled.]
Defn: (Bot. ) A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb ) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser ) are prepared.
New American Oxford Dictionary
mahal
ma hal |məˈhäl məˌhɑl | ▶noun Indian 1 a mansion or palace (in names ): the Taj Mahal. 2 living quarters set aside for a particular group of people: the servant mahal. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Urdu and Persian maḥal (l ), from Arabic maḥall, from ḥall, ‘stopping-place, abode. ’
Oxford Dictionary
mahal
mahal |məˈhɑːl | ▶noun Indian 1 a mansion or palace: [ in names ] : the Taj Mahal. 2 living quarters set aside for a particular group of people: the whole servant mahal has been buzzing with the gossip. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Urdu and Persian maḥal (l ), from Arabic maḥall, from ḥall ‘stopping place, abode ’.
Duden Dictionary
Mahal
Ma hal Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mah a l |der Mahal; Genitiv: des Mahals, Plural: die Mahals nach dem iranischen Ort Mahallat Perserteppich minderer bis mittlerer Qualität aus dem Gebiet um Mahallat
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