"sulla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sullas [plural], sulleh [plural], sullah [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੁੱਲਾ (sullā, “Muslim (derogatory)”). This word is likely a mispronunciation (or perhaps a misspelling in Gurmukhi script) of Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā, “mullah, Islamic religious leader”), derived from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), ultimately from Arabic مُلَّا (mullā). It may also be a contraction of Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān, “Muslim”) or Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਾ (muslā, “"carpet kisser", another derogatory term for Muslims, but also refers to a mat or carpet used for Muslim prayers”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pa|ਸੁੱਲਾ|t=Muslim (derogatory)}} Punjabi ਸੁੱਲਾ (sullā, “Muslim (derogatory)”), {{der|en|pa|ਮੁੱਲਾ|t=mullah, Islamic religious leader}} Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā, “mullah, Islamic religious leader”), {{der|en|fa-cls|ملا|tr=mullā}} Classical Persian ملا (mullā), {{der|en|ar|مُلَّا}} Arabic مُلَّا (mullā), {{der|en|pa|ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ|t=Muslim}} Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān, “Muslim”), {{der|en|pa|ਮੁਸਲਾ|t="carpet kisser", another derogatory term for Muslims, but also refers to a mat or carpet used for Muslim prayers}} Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਾ (muslā, “"carpet kisser", another derogatory term for Muslims, but also refers to a mat or carpet used for Muslim prayers”), {{root|en|ar|و ل ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sulleh}} sulla (plural sullas or sulleh)
  1. (South Asia, religious slur, ethnic slur, offensive) A Muslim man; especially one from Pakistan. Tags: South-Asia, ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: mulla [rare], musalla [rare] Related terms: sulli, mulli, musalli (english: equivalent term for Muslim women), sikhra, sikhrey (alt: from sikra, sikrey, lit. lice-ridden one(s); an anti-Sikh slur used by Pakistanis, particularly Mirpuris, in reference to Sikhs' long unshaven hair)
    Sense id: en-sulla-en-noun-yT-wuEwf Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English religious slurs, South Asian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Hindutva, Islamophobia, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: sullas [plural], sullah [alternative]
Etymology: From genus name Sulla Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Sulla|genus|nomul=1}} Sulla Head templates: {{en-noun}} sulla (plural sullas)
  1. Any of species of genus Sulla (syn. Hedysarum).
    Sense id: en-sulla-en-noun-dez1C~b3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 10 17 29 2 1 0 29 0 2 1 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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