মৌলবী
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Bengali[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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).
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- মৌলভীবাজার (mōulbhibajar, “Moulvibazar”)