mullah
pronunciation
How to pronounce mullah in British English:
UK [ˈmʌlə]
How to pronounce mullah in American English:
US [ˈmʌlə, ˈmʊlə]
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- Noun:
- a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
Word Origin
- mullah (n.)
- title given in Muslim lands to one learned in theology and sacred law, 1610s, from Turkish molla, Persian and Urdu mulla, from Arabic mawla "master," from waliya "reigned, governed."
Example
- 1. Give it to your mullah !
- 2. Look for some mullah that doesn 't exist ?
- 3. The investigator concluded that a taliban commander known as mullah sadiq was among those killed .
- 4. North atlantic treaty organization officials in kabul said they had no information to suggest that mullah omar was dead .
- 5. The government has long said that taliban chief mullah omar and other leaders are hiding in pakistan .