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Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), nominalized from Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of the lord”), from مَوْلَى (mawlā, “lord”). The last two alternative forms come via Hindustani مولوی (molvī) / मौलवी (maulvī).
Pronunciation
Noun
মৌলবী • (mōulbi) (Islam)
- maulvi (a title applied to revered Islamic scholars, teachers and leaders)
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