محلّ (mahall) — "shop" in Modern Standard Arabic
محلّ
maHall
shop
- Topic
- city and transportation
- Seen in
- 5 of our stories
"shop" in the other dialects
محلّ in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
عندما وصلت الى المحل تبادلت الحديث باحترام مع البائع الذي فهم موقفها
Indama wasalat ila al-mahall tabadalat al-hadith bi-ihtiram ma'a al-ba'i' alladhi fahima mawqifaha
When she arrived at the shop, she exchanged conversations with respect with the seller who understood her situation
from Returning a Dress
شعرت مريم ببعض التردد قبل ان تعيد الفستان الى المحل
Sha'arat Maryam bi-ba'd at-taraddud qabl an tu'id al-fustan ila al-mahall.
Maryam felt some hesitation before returning the dress to the shop.
from Returning the Dress
كان المحل مليئا بالعديد من الخيارات والازياء المتنوعة
Kāna al-maḥall malī'an bi-al-'adīd min al-khiyārāt wa-al-aziyā' al-mutanawwi'ah.
The shop was full of many choices and diverse styles.
ارى فستانا جميلا في المحل
Ara fustanan jamilan fi al-mahali.
I see a beautiful dress in the shop.
from Buying New Clothes
امس اشترى احمد قبعة جديدة من محل كبير
Ams ishtara Ahmad qubba'atan jadidatan min mahallin kabir.
Yesterday Ahmed bought a new hat from a big shop.
from The Small Hat
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