Mulej

Maltese

Root
w-l-j
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْلايَ (mawlāya, “my lord, master, sir”), first-person singular possessive form of مَوْلَى (mawlā, “master, he whom one owes loyalty”). By surface analysis, mula +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈlɛj/
• Rhymes: -ɛj

Proper noun

il-Mulej m

1. (religion) The Lord (God).
2. (in Christianity especially) Jesus Christ as God in the flesh.