Mullah definition
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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”).
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