ملا

See also: ملأ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (mollâ), from Arabic مَوْلَى‎ (mawlā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mul.laː/

Noun

مُلَّا • (mullā) m (plural مَلالِي‎ (malālī))

(Islam) mullah, mollah, mulla, moolah

Declension

Declension of noun مُلَّا (mullā)

Singular	singular invariable
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُلَّا mullā	الْمُلَّا‎ al-mullā	مُلَّا mullā
Nominative	مُلَّا mullā	الْمُلَّا‎ al-mullā	مُلَّا mullā
Accusative	مُلَّا mullā	الْمُلَّا‎ al-mullā	مُلَّا mullā
Genitive	مُلَّا mullā	الْمُلَّا‎ al-mullā	مُلَّا mullā

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْلَى‎ (mawlā).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mulːɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mʊlːɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /molːɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /mulːɔ/

Noun

Iranian Persian	ملا
Dari	ملا
Tajik	мулло (mullo)

ملا • (mollâ) (plural ملایان‎ (mollâyân) or ملاها‎ (mollâ-hâ))

(Islam) mullah, mollah, mulla, moolah
Synonym: آخوند‎ (âxund)

Related terms

روحانی‎ (rowhâni), موبد‎ (mubad), مُغ‎ (moğ)

Descendants

→ Arabic: مُلَّا‎ (mullā)
→ Azerbaijani: molla
→ Bengali: মোল্লা (mōlla)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: मुल्ला (mullā)

Urdu: ملا‎ (mullā)
→ Punjabi: ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā)
→ Punjabi: ਸੁੱਲ (sulla), ਸੁੱਲੀ (sullī)
- → English: sulli

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