English Explanatory Dictionary

mutawa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the religious police in Saudi Arabia.
  2. The religious police as a body.

Pronunciation

/mʊˈtɑːwə/ /muːˈtɑːwə/

Word forms

mutawa mutaween mutawwa muttawa

Etymology

From the Arabic مُطَوَّع (muṭawwaʕ, “compliance officer, pious volunteer”), from طَوَّعَ (ṭawwaʕa, “to subjugate”).

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