مولانا
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā), from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “lord”) + possessive suffix ـنَا (-nā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mæwlɒːˈnɒː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /mowlɒːˈnɒː/
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [moːlɒːˈnɒː]
Noun
مولانا • (mowlânâ)
- maulana; a title for religious scholars, most famously held by the poet Rumi
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: मौलाना (maulānā)
- Urdu: مولانا (maulānā)
- → English: maulana
- → Ottoman Turkish: مولانا (Mevlânâ)
- Turkish: Mevlana