maulvi

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1. Arabic · derived fromمَوْلَوِيّ“of a lord or master”
2. Classical Persian · derived fromمولوی
3. Urdu · derived fromمولوی
4. English todaymaulvi

From Urdu مولوی (maulvi), and its source, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare Mevlevi, mullah, maulana.

Words from the same roots