mullah

See also: Mullah

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʊ.lə/, /ˈmʌ.lə/
Rhymes: -ʊlə

Etymology 1

From Turkish molla, Persian ‎ (mollâ), from Arabic مَوْلًى‎ (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”).

Noun

mullah (plural mullahs)

(Islam) A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law.
(India, religious slur, slang) A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
(India, religious slur, slang, by extension) A Muslim.

Translations

a Muslim religious scholar and teacher

Albanian: mulla (sq) m
Amharic: ሙላህ (mulah)
Arabic: مُلَّا‎ m (mullā), مَوْلًى‎ m (mawlan)
Armenian: մոլլա (hy) (molla)
Azerbaijani: molla (az)
Bashkir: мулла (mulla)
Belarusian: мула́ m (mulá)
Bengali: মোল্লা (bn) (mōlla), আখন্দ (bn) (akhondo)
Bulgarian: молла́ m (mollá)
Chechen: молла (molla)
Chinese:
Dungan: мола (mola), ахун (ahun)

Mandarin: 毛拉 (zh) (máolā), 穆拉 (mùlā), 阿訇 (zh) (āhōng)
Finnish: mullah (fi)
French: mollah (fr) m
Georgian: მოლა (mola)
German: Mullah (de) m, Mulla (de) m, Molla m
Greek: μουλάς (el) m (moulás)
Hebrew: מולא‎ m (mula)
Hindi: मुल्ला (hi) m (mullā)
Indonesian: mullah (id)
Japanese: ムッラー (murra)
Kazakh: молда (molda)
Korean: 물라 (mulla)
Kumyk: молла (molla)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: مەلا‎ (ckb) (mela)

Northern Kurdish: mela (ku)
Kyrgyz: молдо (moldo)
Macedonian: му́ла m (múla)
Malay: mullah
Nogai: молла (molla)
Pashto: ملا‎ (ps) m (mәlã, molã)
Persian: ملا‎ (fa) (mollâ), آخوند‎ (fa) (âxund), آخوند‎ (fa) (âxond)
Polish: mułła (pl) m
Portuguese: mulá (pt) m
Punjabi: ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā)
Russian: мулла́ (ru) m (mullá)
Sango: mâlamu
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: мула m

Roman: mula (sh) m
Spanish: mulá (es) m
Tajik: мулло (mullo), охунд (oxund)
Tatar: мулла (tt) (mulla)
Tigrinya: ሙላህ (mulah)
Turkish: molla (tr)
Turkmen: molla
Ukrainian: мулла́ m (mullá)
Urdu: مَولْوِی‎ m (maulvī), مُلّا‎ m (mullā) (derogatory)
Uyghur: موللا‎ (ug) (molla), موللام‎ (mollam), ئاخۇن‎ (axun)
Uzbek: mulla (uz), oxund (uz)

Verb

mullah (third-person singular simple present mullahs, present participle mullahing, simple past and past participle mullahed)

(transitive, UK, slang) Alternative form of muller (“to beat, thrash”)
- 2009, Nigel Benn, The Dark Destroyer:
  But I mullahed him. He may have been four inches taller but I punched him through the ropes and knocked the granny and the grandad out of him.
- 2016, Ben Cohen, Carry Me Home: My Autobiography, page 76:
  The Sevens practice session was touch rugby, but every time Harvey got the ball, I absolutely mullahed him. I pushed him, dumped him on his arse, ran through him. Every time.

Anagrams

Hallum

Finnish

Alternative forms

mulla

Etymology

< Arabic مُلَّا‎ (mullā)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmulːɑh/, [ˈmulːɑh]
Rhymes: -ulːɑh
Syllabification^(key): mul‧lah

Noun

mullah

mullah (islamic scholar)

Declension

Inflection of mullah (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		mullah	mullahit
genitive		mullahin	mullahien mullaheiden mullaheitten
partitive		mullahia	mullaheita mullaheja
illative		mullahiin	mullaheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mullah	mullahit
accusative	nom.	mullah	mullahit
accusative	gen.	mullahin	mullahit
genitive		mullahin	mullahien mullaheiden mullaheitten
partitive		mullahia	mullaheita mullaheja
inessive		mullahissa	mullaheissa
elative		mullahista	mullaheista
illative		mullahiin	mullaheihin
adessive		mullahilla	mullaheilla
ablative		mullahilta	mullaheilta
allative		mullahille	mullaheille
essive		mullahina	mullaheina
translative		mullahiksi	mullaheiksi
instructive		—	mullahein
abessive		mullahitta	mullaheitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mullah (type paperi)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mullahini	mullahini
accusative	nom.	mullahini	mullahini
accusative	gen.	mullahini	mullahini
genitive		mullahini	mullahieni mullaheideni mullaheitteni
partitive		mullahiani	mullaheitani mullahejani
inessive		mullahissani	mullaheissani
elative		mullahistani	mullaheistani
illative		mullahiini	mullaheihini
adessive		mullahillani	mullaheillani
ablative		mullahiltani	mullaheiltani
allative		mullahilleni	mullaheilleni
essive		mullahinani	mullaheinani
translative		mullahikseni	mullaheikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		mullahittani	mullaheittani
comitative		—	mullaheineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mullahisi	mullahisi
accusative	nom.	mullahisi	mullahisi
accusative	gen.	mullahisi	mullahisi
genitive		mullahisi	mullahiesi mullaheidesi mullaheittesi
partitive		mullahiasi	mullaheitasi mullahejasi
inessive		mullahissasi	mullaheissasi
elative		mullahistasi	mullaheistasi
illative		mullahiisi	mullaheihisi
adessive		mullahillasi	mullaheillasi
ablative		mullahiltasi	mullaheiltasi
allative		mullahillesi	mullaheillesi
essive		mullahinasi	mullaheinasi
translative		mullahiksesi	mullaheiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		mullahittasi	mullaheittasi
comitative		—	mullaheinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mullahimme	mullahimme
accusative	nom.	mullahimme	mullahimme
accusative	gen.	mullahimme	mullahimme
genitive		mullahimme	mullahiemme mullaheidemme mullaheittemme
partitive		mullahiamme	mullaheitamme mullahejamme
inessive		mullahissamme	mullaheissamme
elative		mullahistamme	mullaheistamme
illative		mullahiimme	mullaheihimme
adessive		mullahillamme	mullaheillamme
ablative		mullahiltamme	mullaheiltamme
allative		mullahillemme	mullaheillemme
essive		mullahinamme	mullaheinamme
translative		mullahiksemme	mullaheiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		mullahittamme	mullaheittamme
comitative		—	mullaheinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mullahinne	mullahinne
accusative	nom.	mullahinne	mullahinne
accusative	gen.	mullahinne	mullahinne
genitive		mullahinne	mullahienne mullaheidenne mullaheittenne
partitive		mullahianne	mullaheitanne mullahejanne
inessive		mullahissanne	mullaheissanne
elative		mullahistanne	mullaheistanne
illative		mullahiinne	mullaheihinne
adessive		mullahillanne	mullaheillanne
ablative		mullahiltanne	mullaheiltanne
allative		mullahillenne	mullaheillenne
essive		mullahinanne	mullaheinanne
translative		mullahiksenne	mullaheiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		mullahittanne	mullaheittanne
comitative		—	mullaheinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mullahinsa	mullahinsa
accusative	nom.	mullahinsa	mullahinsa
accusative	gen.	mullahinsa	mullahinsa
genitive		mullahinsa	mullahiensa mullaheidensa mullaheittensa
partitive		mullahiaan mullahiansa	mullaheitaan mullahejaan mullaheitansa mullahejansa
inessive		mullahissaan mullahissansa	mullaheissaan mullaheissansa
elative		mullahistaan mullahistansa	mullaheistaan mullaheistansa
illative		mullahiinsa	mullaheihinsa
adessive		mullahillaan mullahillansa	mullaheillaan mullaheillansa
ablative		mullahiltaan mullahiltansa	mullaheiltaan mullaheiltansa
allative		mullahilleen mullahillensa	mullaheilleen mullaheillensa
essive		mullahinaan mullahinansa	mullaheinaan mullaheinansa
translative		mullahikseen mullahiksensa	mullaheikseen mullaheiksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		mullahittaan mullahittansa	mullaheittaan mullaheittansa
comitative		—	mullaheineen mullaheinensa

French

Noun

mullah m (plural mullahs)

Alternative spelling of mollah

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