mulla
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 5
Definition of mulla
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of mullah.
“A certain Afridi being desirous to learn to read, went into a village to a Mulla and said to him, that it would be a great favour if he would give him lessons.”
“For instance, in the year 1582 Akbar, who was a philosopher and a humorist as well as a model ruler, sent an invitation to the 'wise men among the Franks' at Goa to journey to Agra, there to meet in public controversy before him a picked band of Mohammedan mullas and prove the superiority of their faith.”
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noun
-
(alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of mullah.
“A certain Afridi being desirous to learn to read, went into a village to a Mulla and said to him, that it would be a great favour if he would give him lessons.”
“For instance, in the year 1582 Akbar, who was a philosopher and a humorist as well as a model ruler, sent an invitation to the 'wise men among the Franks' at Goa to journey to Agra, there to meet in public controversy before him a picked band of Mohammedan mullas and prove the superiority of their faith.”
name
- A surname from Arabic.
- A locality in the Bogan council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ملا (mullā, “mullah”). This surname is predominantly found in India.
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