مولا

Persian

Alternative forms

• مولیٰ (mowlâ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan). Doublet of ملا (mollâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maw.lɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mow.lɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	mawlā
Dari reading?	mawlā
Iranian reading?	mowlâ
Tajik reading?	mavlo

Noun

مولا • (mowlâ or mawlā)

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

   یا مولا دلم تنگ آمده

   yā mawlā dilam tang āmada

   oh god, i'm overcome with sadness

   (literally, “oh lord, tightness comes to my heart”)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মওলা (moōla)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मौला (maulā)

  Urdu: مولا (maulā)

• → Swahili: Mola

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَوْلَا (mawlā), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɔː.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

مَولَا • (maulā) m (Hindi spelling मौला)

1. lord, God; the Lord

   Synonym: بھگوان (bhgvān)

Declension

Declension of مولا
	singular	plural
direct	مولا (māulā)	مولے (māule)
oblique	مولے (māule)	مولوں (māulõ)
vocative	مولے (māule)	مولو (māulo)