mullah

English

Etymology

From Turkish molla, Persian ملا, from Arabic مولى (mawla), ‘vicar’, ‘guardian’.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊlə

Noun

Wikipedia mullah (plural mullahs)

1. (Islam) A Muslim religious scholar and teacher

Translations

A Muslim religious scholar and teacher

• Arabic: ملا (ar) (mullaa) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛拉 (cmn) (máolā)

• Finnish: mullah (fi)
• French: mollah (fr) m
• German: Mullah (de) m, Mulla (de) m, Molla (de) m

• Hebrew: מולא (he)
• Japanese: ムッラー (ja) (murra)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: مه‌لا

• Polish: mułła (pl) m
• Russian: мулла (ru) (mullá) m