Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian مَوْلَا (mawlā), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan). Doublet of мулло (mullo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mävlɔ/, [mävlɔ]

Noun

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мавло (mavlo) (Persian spelling مولی or مولا)

  1. leader, superior, lord
  2. (literary, poetic) God; the Lord

Further reading

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  • мавло”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024