"Mullah" meaning in All languages combined

See Mullah on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈmʊla/ Audio: De-Mullah.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Mullahs [genitive], Mullahs [plural], Mulla [alternative]
Etymology: Derived from Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|de|fa-cls|مُلَّا|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), {{der+|de|fa-cls|مُلَّا}} Derived from Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), {{der|de|ar|مَوْلًى||vicar, guardian}} Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”), {{root|de|ar|و ل ي}} Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Mullah m (strong, genitive Mullahs, plural Mullahs)
  1. (Islam) mullah Tags: masculine, strong

Inflected forms

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