مولانا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā), from مَوْلًى (mawlan, lord) + possessive suffix ـنَا (-nā).

Pronunciation

Noun

مولانا • (mowlânâ)

  1. maulana; a title for religious scholars, most famously held by the poet Rumi

Descendants

  • Bengali: মওলানা (moōlana)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: मौलाना (maulānā)
    Urdu: مولانا (maulānā)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مولانا (Mevlânâ)
    • Turkish: Mevlana
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