мулла

Bashkir

Etymology

From Arabic مُلَّا (mullā) / Classical Persian ملا (mullā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [moˈɫːɑ]
  • Hyphenation: мул‧ла

Noun

мулла • (mulla)

  1. mullah, an Islamic cleric in a local religious community

Declension

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Tatar мулла (mulla), from Arabic مولى. Attested since 17th century.

Replaced earlier (16th – 18th cc.) молла (molla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʊˈɫːa]

Noun

мулла́ • (mullá) m anim (genitive муллы́, nominative plural муллы́, genitive plural мулл)

  1. (Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

Declension

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