mullah
See also: Mullah
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Turkish molla, Persian ملا (mollâ), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”).
NounEdit
mullah (plural mullahs)
- (Islam) A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law.
- (India, religious slur, slang) A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
- (India, religious slur, slang, by extension) A Muslim.
TranslationsEdit
a Muslim religious scholar and teacher
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Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
mullah (third-person singular simple present mullahs, present participle mullahing, simple past and past participle mullahed)
- (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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NounEdit
mullah
- mullah (islamic scholar)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of mullah (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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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) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | mullahini | mullahimme |
2nd person | mullahisi | mullahinne |
3rd person | mullahinsa |
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NounEdit
mullah m (plural mullahs)
- Alternative spelling of mollah