mahalleh

Etymology

From Persian مَحَلِّه (mahalle, “neighborhood, quarter”). Compare Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla, “district, quarter”), Uzbek mahalla (“quarter, district”), and Yiddish מאַהאַלע (mahale).

mahalleh means a primarily Jewish (esp. Iranian Jewish) neighborhood or part of a city Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.

noun

a primarily Jewish (esp. Iranian Jewish) neighborhood or part of a city