मुल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملا‎ (mullā), from Arabic مُلَّا‎ (mullā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mʊl.lɑː/, [mʊl̪.l̪äː]

Noun

मुल्ला • (mullā) m (Urdu spelling ملا‎)

1. (Islam) mullah, cleric

Declension

Declension of मुल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मुल्ला mullā	मुल्ले mulle
oblique	मुल्ले mulle	मुल्लों mullõ
vocative	मुल्ले mulle	मुल्लो mullo

Related terms

• सुल्ला (sullā), सुल्ली (sullī) (slang, insulting terms against Muslims)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुल्ला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press