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marla

marla

9.9
A unit of land area used in Pakistan, about 25 square metres
  • noun
  • Indian
: marla
  • Property prices per marla have increased significantly in recent years.

Examples

  • The house was built on a three marla plot in Lahore.

  • He bought ten marla of land to start his new business.

  • The plot of land is one marla.

  • He bought two marlas in Lahore.

  • The house was built on a three marla plot in Lahore.

  • Property prices per marla have increased significantly in recent years.

  • He bought ten marla of land to start his new business.

Surface Forms

marla singular
marlas plural

Etymology

Marla comes from South Asian languages such as Urdu and Hindi, where it originally meant 'a small plot of land'. In Pakistan it became a standard measure of area equal to about 25 square meters, so a marla is a small unit used to describe how big a piece of land is.