مولانا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā), from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “lord”) + possessive suffix ـنَا (-nā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mæwlɒːˈnɒː/
• (Iran) IPA^(key): /mowlɒːˈnɒː/
• (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [moːlɒːˈnɒː]

Noun

مولانا • (mowlânâ)

1. maulana; a title for religious scholars, most famously held by the poet Rumi

Descendants

• → Bengali: মওলানা (moōlana)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मौलाना (maulānā)

  Urdu: مولانا (maulānā)

  • → English: maulana
• → Ottoman Turkish: مولانا (Mevlânâ)
  • Turkish: Mevlana