মোল্লা

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملا(mullā), from Arabic مَوْلَى(mawlā). Cognate with Hindustani ملا‎ / मुल्ला (mullā), Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ]

Noun edit

মোল্লা (mōlla) (objective মোল্লা (mōlla) or মোল্লাকে (mōllake), genitive মোল্লার (mōllar), locative মোল্লায় (mōllaẏ)) (Islam)

  1. Muslim teacher, theologian, cleric; mullah
  2. learned person
    Synonym: আখন্দ (akhondo)

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Proper noun edit

মোল্লা (mōlla)

  1. a surname from Arabic

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