мулла

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُلَّا (mullā) / Classical Persian ملا (mullā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [moˈɫːɑ]
  • Hyphenation: мул‧ла

Noun

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мулла (mulla)

  1. mullah, an Islamic cleric in a local religious community

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tatar мулла (mulla), from Arabic مولى. Attested since 17th century.

Replaced earlier (16th – 18th cc.) молла (molla).

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Noun

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мулла́ (mullám anim (genitive муллы́, nominative plural муллы́, genitive plural мулл)

  1. (Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

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