মওলানা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • মাওলানা (maōlana), মৌলানা (mōulana)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مولانا (mawlānā), from Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā, literally “our lord”), from مَوْلَى (mawlā, “lord”) +‎ ـنَا (-nā, “our”). Cognate with Hindustani مولانا (molānā) / मौलाना (maulānā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mɔo̯lana/, [ˈmɔo̯lanaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔo̯lana/, [ˈmɔo̯lanaˑ]

Noun

মওলানা • (moōlana) (Islam)

  1. maulana (a title applied to the prophet Muhammad and revered Islamic scholars, teachers and leaders)
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