mullah

Significado (Inglés)

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”).

Conceptos

mulá

Sinónimos

jurist

muezzin

Mollah

Traducciones

mollah

μουλάς

Mullah

molla

Molla

mulá

مُلَّا

mullah

مهلا

mullah

الملا

Mulla

νομοπαθής

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmʊ.lə/

Etimología (Inglés)

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