Mullah Definition

mulə, myo͝olə
mullahs
noun
A Muslim teacher or interpreter of the religious law.
Webster's New World
Used as a form of address for such a teacher.
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Other Word Forms of Mullah

Noun

Singular:
mullah
Plural:
mullahs

Origin of Mullah

  • Urdu mullā from Persian from Arabic mawlā master, friend from waliya to become near, be in charge wly in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Turkish molla, Persian ملا, from Arabic مولى (mawla, “vicar, guardian”).

    From Wiktionary

Mullah Sentence Examples

  • In 1908-1909, however, fighting was renewed, the mullah and the Mijertins failing to agree.

  • From the mosque the procession goes to a private house, where a mullah recites the story of the martyrdom.

  • Here the younger boys are collected and instructed in the rudiments of reading, writing and religious creed by the village mullah, or priest, who thereby acquires an early influence over the Afghan mind.

  • The British outposts extended to Saighan, in the Oxus basin, and to Mullah Khan, in the plain of Seistan.

  • Said Mahommed, son of Mirza Daud, a chief mullah at Meshed, whose mother was the reputed daughter of Suleiman, declared himself king, and imprisoned and blinded Shah Rukh.

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Words Starting With

MMUMUL

Words Ending With

HAHLAH

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Words Starting With M and Ending With H

Starts With M & Ends With HStarts With MU & Ends With HStarts With M & Ends With AH

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With H