मौला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā), probably via Persian مولا (mowlâ, “Lord”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɔː.lɑː/, [mɔː.läː]

Noun

मौला • (maulā) m (Urdu spelling مولا)

1. lord, God; the Lord

   Synonym: भगवान (bhagvān)

Derived terms

• मस्त-मौला (mast-maulā)
• मौलाना (maulānā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मौला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 839