محلات (mahallaat) — "shops" in Modern Standard Arabic
محلات
maHallaat
shops
- Topic
- city and transportation
- Seen in
- 2 of our stories
"shops" in the other dialects
محلات 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.
بتعليماته الواضحة واصلت سيري على الاقدام متجاوزا عدة محلات تجارية على الجانب الايمن مستشعرا بوادر الوصول
Bita'limatihi al-wadihati wasaltu sairi 'ala al-aqdami mutajawizan 'iddata mahallatin tijariyatin 'ala al-janibi al-aymani mustash'iran bawadira al-wusuli.
Following his clear instructions, I continued walking on foot, passing several shops on the right side, sensing the signs of arrival.
رايت فستانا جميلا في احد المحلات الكبيرة
Ra'aytu fustan jamilan fi ahad al-mahallat al-kabirah
I saw a beautiful dress in one of the big shops.
from A Fun Shopping Day
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