মোল্লা

Bengali

Alternative forms

মুল্লা (mulla)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ], /mulːa/, [ˈmulːaˑ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /molːa/, [ˈmolːaˑ], /mulːa/, [ˈmulːaˑ]

Noun

মোল্লা • (mōlla) (Islam)

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

Derived terms

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

Related terms

আউলিয়া (auliẏa)
ওলি (ōli)
বিলাত (bilat)
মওলা (moōla)
মওলানা (moōlana)
মৌলবী (mōulbi)

Proper noun

মোল্লা • (mōlla)

a surname from Arabic

References

Accessible Dictionary, “মোল্লা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “মোল্লা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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