mullah

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmʊ.lə/, /ˈmʌ.lə/ Rhymes: -ʊlə === Etymology 1 === Derived from Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”). ==== Noun ==== mullah (plural mullahs) (Islam) An honorific title for a scholar of theology and sharia law. Synonym: cleric Coordinate terms: elder, rabbi (Islam) An honorific title for a mosque leader. Synonym: cleric Coordinate terms: pastor, rabbi (Islam) A scholar and teacher of theology and sharia law, and an issuer of fatwas. Hypernym: cleric Coordinate terms: bishop, pontifex, dayan (India, religious slur, slang) A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions. (India, religious slur, slang, by extension) A Muslim. (dated, Iran, Islam) A low-level cleric who specializes in telling stories of Ashura, rather than teaching or issuing fatwas. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== mullah (third-person singular simple present mullahs, present participle mullahing, simple past and past participle mullahed) (transitive, UK, slang) Alternative form of muller (“to beat, thrash”). === Anagrams === Hallum == Danish == === Etymology === Derived from Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), Derived from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmula] === Noun === mullah c (singular definite mullahen, plural indefinite mullaher) (Islam) mullah ==== Inflection ==== === References === “mullah” in Den Danske Ordbog == Finnish == === Alternative forms === mulla === Etymology === < Arabic مُلَّا (mullā) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmulːɑh/, [ˈmulːɑ̝h] Rhymes: -ulːɑh Syllabification(key): mul‧lah Hyphenation(key): mul‧lah === Noun === mullah mullah (islamic scholar) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “mullah”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Noun === mullah m (plural mullahs) alternative spelling of mollah