Definition of mellah in English:

mellah

noun ˈmɛlə

A Jewish quarter in a Moroccan town or city. Also (rarely in extended use) a similar quarter outside Morocco.

Origin

Early 19th century. FromMoroccan Arabic mallāḥ Jewish quarter, generic use of al-Mallāḥ, lit. ‘the saline area’ (from malaḥa to be salty), the name of the site of Ḥims, a district into which the Jewish community of Fez were compelled to move in 1438.

Definition of mellah in US English:

mellah

nounˈmɛlə

A Jewish quarter in a Moroccan town or city. Also (rarely in extended use) a similar quarter outside Morocco.

Origin

Early 19th century. FromMoroccan Arabic mallāḥ Jewish quarter, generic use of al-Mallāḥ, lit. ‘the saline area’ (from malaḥa to be salty), the name of the site of Ḥims, a district into which the Jewish community of Fez were compelled to move in 1438.

词汇	mellah
释义	Definition of mellah in English: mellah noun ˈmɛlə A Jewish quarter in a Moroccan town or city. Also (rarely in extended use) a similar quarter outside Morocco. Origin Early 19th century. FromMoroccan Arabic mallāḥ Jewish quarter, generic use of al-Mallāḥ, lit. ‘the saline area’ (from malaḥa to be salty), the name of the site of Ḥims, a district into which the Jewish community of Fez were compelled to move in 1438. Definition of mellah in US English: mellah nounˈmɛlə A Jewish quarter in a Moroccan town or city. Also (rarely in extended use) a similar quarter outside Morocco. Origin Early 19th century. FromMoroccan Arabic mallāḥ Jewish quarter, generic use of al-Mallāḥ, lit. ‘the saline area’ (from malaḥa to be salty), the name of the site of Ḥims, a district into which the Jewish community of Fez were compelled to move in 1438.
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