مولانا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā, literally “our lord”), from مَوْلَى‎ (mawlā, “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

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