مولا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maw.lɑː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mow.lɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.lɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mawlā
Dari reading^?	mawlā
Iranian reading^?	mowlâ
Tajik reading^?	mavlo

Noun

مولا • (mowlâ or mawlā)

leader, superior, lord
(literary, poetic) God; the Lord
yā mawlā dilam tang āmada
oh god, i'm overcome with sadness
(literally, “oh lord, tightness comes to my heart”)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মওলা (moōla)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: मौला (maulā)

Urdu: مولا (maulā)
→ Swahili: Mola

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mawlā, “Lord”), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɔː.lɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

مولا • (maulā) m (Hindi spelling मौला)

lord, God; the Lord
Synonym: بھگوان (bhgvān)

Declension

Declension of مولا
	singular	plural
direct	مولا (māulā)	مولے (māule)
oblique	مولے (māule)	مولوں (māulõ)
vocative	مولے (māule)	مولو (māulo)

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