মওলানা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মাওলানা (maōlana), মৌলানা (mōulana)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مولانا (mawlānā), from Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā, literally “our lord”), from مَوْلَى (mawlā, “lord”) +‎ ـنَا (-nā, “our”). Cognate with Hindustani مولانا (molānā) / मौलाना (maulānā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔo̯lana/, [ˈmɔo̯lanaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔo̯lana/, [ˈmɔo̯lanaˑ]

Noun

মওলানা • (moōlana) (Islam)

1. maulana (a title applied to the prophet Muhammad and revered Islamic scholars, teachers and leaders)

Related terms

• আউলিয়া (auliẏa)
• ওলি (ōli)
• বিলাত (bilat)
• মওলা (moōla)
• মোল্লা (mōlla)
• মৌলবী (mōulbi)