English Explanatory Dictionary

maulvi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An imam; a Muslim doctor of law.
  2. Any man of learning; a scholar, a teacher of Classical languages.

Word forms

maulvi maulvis molvi moulvi mawlawi

Etymology

From Urdu مولوی (maulvi), and its source, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare Mevlevi, mullah, maulana.

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