See also: Mullah

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Turkish molla, Persian ملا(mollâ), from Arabic مَوْلًى(mawlan, vicar, guardian).

NounEdit

 
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mullah (plural mullahs)

  1. (Islam) A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law.
  2. (India, religious slur, slang) A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
  3. (India, religious slur, slang, by extension) A Muslim.
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Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

mullah (third-person singular simple present mullahs, present participle mullahing, simple past and past participle mullahed)

  1. (transitive, UK, slang) Alternative form of muller (to beat, thrash)
    • 2009, Nigel Benn, The Dark Destroyer:
      But I mullahed him. He may have been four inches taller but I punched him through the ropes and knocked the granny and the grandad out of him.
    • 2016, Ben Cohen, Carry Me Home: My Autobiography (page 76)
      The Sevens practice session was touch rugby, but every time Harvey got the ball, I absolutely mullahed him. I pushed him, dumped him on his arse, ran through him. Every time.

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Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

< Arabic مُلَّا(mullā)

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmulːɑh/, [ˈmulːɑh]
  • Rhymes: -ulːɑh
  • Syllabification(key): mul‧lah

NounEdit

mullah

  1. mullah (islamic scholar)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of mullah (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative mullah mullahit
genitive mullahin mullahien
mullaheiden
mullaheitten
partitive mullahia mullaheita
mullaheja
illative mullahiin mullaheihin
singular plural
nominative mullah mullahit
accusative nom. mullah mullahit
gen. mullahin
genitive mullahin mullahien
mullaheiden
mullaheitten
partitive mullahia mullaheita
mullaheja
inessive mullahissa mullaheissa
elative mullahista mullaheista
illative mullahiin mullaheihin
adessive mullahilla mullaheilla
ablative mullahilta mullaheilta
allative mullahille mullaheille
essive mullahina mullaheina
translative mullahiksi mullaheiksi
instructive mullahein
abessive mullahitta mullaheitta
comitative mullaheineen
Possessive forms of mullah (type paperi)
possessor singular plural
1st person mullahini mullahimme
2nd person mullahisi mullahinne
3rd person mullahinsa

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NounEdit

mullah m (plural mullahs)

  1. Alternative spelling of mollah