mulá

From Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā, “vicar, guardian”).

• Rhymes: -a

mulá m (plural mulás)

1. (Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

• “mulá”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “mulá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

From Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā, “vicar, guardian”).

• Rhymes: -a

• IPA^(key): /muˈla/ [muˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: mu‧lá

mulá m (plural mulás)

1. (Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

• “mulá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024