मौला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلَى‎ (mawlā), probably via Persian ‎ (mowlâ, “Lord”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔː.lɑː/

Noun

मौला • (maulā) m (Urdu spelling مولا‎)

lord, God; the Lord
Synonym: भगवान (bhagvān)

Derived terms

मस्त-मौला (mast-maulā)
मौलाना (maulānā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मौला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 839

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