মোল্লা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎, ultimately from Arabic مَوْلَى‎ (mawlā), from the root و ل ي‎ (w-l-y).

Noun

মোল্লা • (mōlla) (objective মোল্লা (mōlla) or মোল্লাকে (mōllake), genitive মোল্লার (mōllar), locative মোল্লায় (mōllaẏ))

learned person
Synonym: আখন্দ (akhondo)
Muslim cleric, mullah.

Derived terms

মোল্লাগিরি (mōllagiri)
মোল্লাতন্ত্র (mōllatontro)

Proper noun

মোল্লা • (mōlla)

a surname from Arabic

References

Accessible Dictionary, “মোল্লা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “মোল্লা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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