amala

noun

ama·​la

ˈämələ

variants or less commonly amlah

ˈämlə

plural -s

India

: a minor official of a lawcourt

Word History

Etymology

Hindi ʽamala, ʽamla, from Arabic ʽamalah, plural of ʽāmil official

First Known Use

circa 1778, in the meaning defined above

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