maulvi

== English == === Alternative forms === molvi, moulvi, mawlawi === Etymology === From Urdu مولوی (maulvi), and its source, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare Mevlevi, mullah, maulana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmaʊlvi/ === Noun === maulvi (plural maulvis) An imam; a Muslim doctor of law. (loosely, chiefly South Asia) Any man of learning; a scholar, a teacher of Classical languages. === Anagrams === Valium