মওলানা
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Bengali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian مولانا (mawlānā), from Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā, literally “our lord”), from مَوْلَى (mawlā, “lord”) + ـنَا (-nā, “our”). Cognate with Hindustani مولانا (molānā) / मौलाना (maulānā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- maulana (a title applied to the prophet Muhammad and revered Islamic scholars, teachers and leaders)