mullah

(Englisch)

Noun

1. An honorific title for a scholar of theology and sharia law.
2. An honorific title for a mosque leader.
3. A scholar and teacher of theology and sharia law, and an issuer of fatwas.
4. (India, slang, slur) A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
5. (India, broadly, slang, slur) A Muslim.
6. (Iran, dated) A low-level cleric who specializes in telling stories of Ashura, rather than teaching or issuing fatwas.
7. (Iran, dated) A low-level cleric who specializes in telling stories of Ashura, rather than teaching or issuing fatwas.
   See also: ruhani

Verb

Alternative form of muller (“to beat, thrash”).

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈmʊ.lə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Derived from Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”).

Konzepte

Mullah

Molla

Mulla

Synonyme

jurist

muezzin

Mollah

Übersetzungen

mollah

μουλάς

mułła

mulá

mulá

molla

مهلا

مُلَّا

νομοπαθής

mullah

الملا

mullah