مولوی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.wiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.wiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.wiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.wi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mow.læ.viː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.vi]

Readings
Classical reading?	mawlawī
Dari reading?	mawlawī
Iranian reading?	mowlavi
Tajik reading?	mavlavi

Adjective

مولوی • (mawlawī)

1. (law) judicial
2. belonging to God

Descendants

• → Bengali: মৌলবী (mōulbi)
• → Hindustani: maulvī
  • Hindi: मौलवी
  • Urdu: مولوی

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مولوی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مولوی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul