مولوی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maw.la.ˈwiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.wiː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.wiː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.wi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mow.læ.viː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lä.vi]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mawlawī
Dari reading^?	mawlawī
Iranian reading^?	mowlavi
Tajik reading^?	mavlavi

Adjective

مولوی • (mawlawī)

(law) judicial
belonging to God

Descendants

→ Bengali: মৌলবী (mōulbi)
→ Hindustani: maulvī
- Hindi: मौलवी
- Urdu: مولوی

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مولوی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مولوی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul