Махӏачхъала

Avar

Etymology

From Махӏач (Maḥʳač, diminutive form of Мухӏамад (Muḥʳamad)) +‎ хъала (qxala, “fort”). Named after Bolshevik revolutionary Mahach Dahadayev.

Proper noun

Махӏачхъала • (Maḥʳačqxala)

  1. Makhachkala (the capital city of Dagestan, Russia)

Descendants

  • → Russian: Махачкала́ (Maxačkalá)
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