مولى

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ل ي‎ (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maw.lan/

Noun

مَوْلًى • (mawlan) m (dual مَوْلَيَانِ‎ (mawlayāni), plural مَوَالٍ‎ (mawālin), feminine مَوْلَاة‎ (mawlāh))

  1. chief; lord; master
  2. patron; client
  3. slave
  4. ally; friend; follower

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: Mulej
  • Bengali: মাওলা (maōla)
  • → Persian: ملا‎ (mollâ)
  • Persian: مولا‎ (mowlâ)
    • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: मौला (maulā)
    Urdu: مولا‎ (maulā)
  • → Swahili: Mola

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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