Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā), from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “lord”) + possessive suffix ـنَا (-nā).
Pronunciation[edit]
مولانا • (mowlânâ)
- maulana; a title for religious scholars, most famously held by the poet Rumi
Descendants[edit]
- → Bengali: মওলানা (moōlana)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: मौलाना (maulānā)
- Urdu: مولانا (maulānā)
- → Ottoman Turkish: مولانا (Mevlânâ)