molla

== English == === Noun === molla (plural mollas) Archaic form of mullah. === Anagrams === Mallo, molal, ollam == Albanian == === Noun === molla f definite nominative singular of mollë == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === From Persian ملا (mollâ), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [moˈlːa] Hyphenation: mol‧la === Noun === molla (definite accusative mollanı, plural mollalar) (Islam) mullah ==== Declension ==== === References === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “molla”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈmo̞.ʎə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈmɔ.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmɔ.ʎa] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Catalan molla (note the older form meolla), from Latin medulla. Doublet of moll. ==== Noun ==== molla f (plural molles) crumb (soft interior of bread) crumb (small, broken-off piece of bread) softer part of the flesh (of people or animals) === Etymology 2 === From moll (“soft, flexible”) +‎ -a. ==== Noun ==== molla f (plural molles) spring (elastic object) Synonym: ressort === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== molla feminine singular of moll === References === === Further reading === “molla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan) === Noun === molla (Islam) mullah ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN “molla”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Galician == === Verb === molla inflection of mollar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔl.la/ Rhymes: -ɔlla Hyphenation: mòl‧la === Etymology 1 === From mollare. ==== Noun ==== molla f (plural molle) spring (flexible mechanical device; the source of an action) (in the plural) tongs ===== Derived terms ===== molletta (“clothes peg”) mollone (“frizzen”) ===== Descendants ===== → Portuguese: mola → Tigrinya: ሞላ (molla) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== molla inflection of mollare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === mallo == Spanish == === Etymology === From Catalan molla (“kernel, crux”). Doublet of médula. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: mo‧lla === Noun === molla f (plural mollas) the soft flesh of a fruit === Further reading === “molla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ملا (mulla, molla), منلا (monla), from Arabic مُلَّا (mullā), from Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan). Doublet of mevla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoɫ.ɫa/ Hyphenation: mol‧la === Noun === molla (definite accusative mollayı, plural mollalar) (Islam) mullah ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “molla”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “molla”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “molla”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3252 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “molla”, in Nişanyan Sözlük