মোল্লা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • মুল্লা (mulla)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā). Cognate with Hindustani ملا / मुल्ला (mullā), Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ], /mʊlːa/, [ˈmʊlːaˑ], /mulːa/, [ˈmulːaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ], /mʊlːa/, [ˈmʊlːaˑ], /mulːa/, [ˈmulːaˑ]

Noun

মোল্লা • (mōlla) (Islam)

  1. Muslim teacher, theologian, cleric; mullah
  2. learned person
    Synonym: আখন্দ (akhondo)

Derived terms

  • মোল্লাগিরি (mōllagiri)
  • মোল্লাতন্ত্র (mōllatontro)
  • মোল্লার দৌড় মসজিদ পর্যন্ত (mōllar dōuṛ mosjid porjonto)

Proper noun

মোল্লা • (mōlla)

  1. a surname from Arabic

References

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