"maulvi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maulvis [plural]
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 mullah, maulana. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ur|مولوی|tr=maulvi}} Urdu مولوی (maulvi), {{uder|en|fa-cls|مولوی|tr=mawlawī}} Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), {{uder|en|ar|مَوْلَوِيّ||of a lord or master}} Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), {{root|en|ar|و ل ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} maulvi (plural maulvis)
  1. An imam; a Muslim doctor of law.
    Sense id: en-maulvi-en-noun-XdkgbVGL
  2. (loosely, chiefly South Asia) Any man of learning; a scholar, a teacher of Classical languages. Tags: South-Asia, broadly
    Sense id: en-maulvi-en-noun-NAImZBJL Categories (other): South Asian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98

Inflected forms

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