mullahs
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ə, ˈmʊl noun
1.
(in Islamic countries) a title of respect for a person who is learned in, teaches, or expounds the sacred law.
2.
(in Turkey) a provincial judge.
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mullah, mulla or mollah (ˈmʌlə, ˈmʊlə, ˈmʌlə, ˈmʊlə, ˈmɒlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (formerly) a Muslim scholar, teacher, or religious leader: also used as a title of respect | |
| [C17: from Turkish molla, Persian and Hindi mulla, from Arabic mawlā master] | |
| mulla, mulla or mollah | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Turkish molla, Persian and Hindi mulla, from Arabic mawlā master] | |
| mollah, mulla or mollah | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Turkish molla, Persian and Hindi mulla, from Arabic mawlā master] | |
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Mullahs
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
mullah
title given in Muslim lands to one learned in theology and sacred law, 1613, from Turk. molla, Pers. and Urdu mulla, from Arabic mawla "master," from waliya "reigned, governed."
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