মোল্লা

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā). Cognate with Hindustani ملا / मुल्ला (mullā), Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ], /mʊlːa/, [ˈmʊlːaˑ], /mulːa/, [ˈmulːaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ], /mʊlːa/, [ˈmʊlːaˑ], /mulːa/, [ˈmulːaˑ]

Noun

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মোল্লা (mōlla) (Islam)

  1. Muslim teacher, theologian, cleric; mullah
  2. learned person
    Synonym: আখন্দ (akhondo)

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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মোল্লা (mōlla)

  1. a surname from Arabic

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