The name Mappila, otherwise transliterated as Māppila or Moplah, is a straightforward transliteration of the contemporary Malayalam lexeme. Although its etymology is not established, it is usually assumed to have originally been an honorific, created by combining mahā ("great") with piḷḷa ("child").

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Arabi Malayalam (also called Mappila Malayalam [1] [2] and Moplah Malayalam) is the traditional Dravidian language [3] of the Mappila Muslim community. It is spoken by several thousand people, predominantly in the Malabar Coast of Kerala state, southern India.

The Mappilas are the Malayali Muslims of southwest India, where they constitute a large and distinct community of more than eight million members. Their culture is the offshoot of a successful marriage between the Malayalam and the Islamic cultural traditions.

Muslims constitute the second largest community in Kerala. Malabar, a district during the British rule, is a geographical area of the present five northern district of Kerala. The Muslim community living in Malabar called as Mappilas.

The Mappila are Muslims who live along the Malabar Coast (now known as Malappuram District) of Kerala State in southwestern India. They now number about 6 million. "Mappilla" was used in the past as a respectable title; pilla was also used among honorable Christians and …

The neighborhood of Kuttichira located in Kozhikode, onceknown as Calicut, is a hidden pocket within Kerala. It is home to many Malbar Muslims, most commonly known as the Mappilla community, and houses their ancestral homes, several mosques, and a tank that fills the heart of the neighborhood.

In north Kerala the Muslims are generally addressed as Mappla (colloquial of Mappila). Thus the Muslim Theyyams are generally known as Mappila Theyyam. The word Mappila probably derived from the polysemous Arabic word Mawla, which means a friend and was also used to designate non-Arab Muslims among others. There are about fifteen Mappila Theyyams.

Jan 1, 2025 · The Mappilas of Malabar are a testament to a historical journey that bridges the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Ocean. Rooted in the legacy of Malik Ibn Dinar and his companions, the Mappilas represent one of the earliest settled non-Arab Muslim communities in …

Jul 1, 2017 · In local speech, their members are known as the māppila – hence the title of the research project. The etymology of this term ("maternal cousin," the ideal bridegroom in India) seems to attest a tradition of intermarriage between the Hindu and Abrahamic communities.