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Where does “مُلَّا” come from?
مُلَّا (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian ملا, from Arabic مَوْلَى — vicar, guardian; lord; Lord.
Ancestry of “مُلَّا”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Classical Persian
ملا
—
2
Arabic
مَوْلَى
vicar, guardian; lord; Lord
Words derived from “مُلَّا”
mullah
mullahcracy
mulita
molla
мулла
ملا
मुल्ला
mulá
mulá
molla
mula
mulita
mulla
mula
moola
mulero
mulilla
mullahism
कठमुल्ला
mula
mùloʼóna
pagmulaan
pagmulan
magmula
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