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