mulla

See also: Mulla, mullà, mullâ, and mułła

English

Noun

mulla (plural mullas)

1. Archaic form of mullah.
   • 1855, Henry George Raverty, A grammar of the Pukhto, Pushto, or language of the Afgháns, page v:

     A certain Afridi being desirous to learn to read, went into a village to a Mulla and said to him, that it would be a great favour if he would give him lessons.

Anagrams

• Mallu, Maull

Catalan

Verb

mulla

1. inflection of mullar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Dharug

Noun

mulla

1. obsolete spelling of mula
   • 1793, Watkin Tench, A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson:

     One of our party lifted with ease two of them from the ground, in spite of their efforts to prevent him, whereas in return, no one of them could move him. They called him ‘murree mulla’ (a large strong man).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dhudhuroa

Noun

mulla

1. woman (adult female)

References

• R. H. Mathews (1909), “The Dhudhuroa Language of Victoria”, in American Anthropologist (in Dhudhuroa)

Estonian

Noun

mulla

1. genitive singular of muld

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmulːɑ/, [ˈmulːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mul‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): mul‧la

Etymology 1

From English mullah, from Turkish molla, Persian ملا (mollâ), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”).

Noun

mulla

1. mullah

Declension

Inflection of mulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		mulla	mullat
genitive		mullan	mullien
partitive		mullaa	mullia
illative		mullaan	mulliin
		singular	plural
nominative		mulla	mullat
accusative	nom.	mulla	mullat
	gen.	mullan
genitive		mullan	mullien mullain rare
partitive		mullaa	mullia
inessive		mullassa	mullissa
elative		mullasta	mullista
illative		mullaan	mulliin
adessive		mullalla	mullilla
ablative		mullalta	mullilta
allative		mullalle	mullille
essive		mullana	mullina
translative		mullaksi	mulliksi
abessive		mullatta	mullitta
instructive		—	mullin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mullani mullani accusative nom. mullani mullani gen. mullani genitive mullani mullieni mullaini rare partitive mullaani mulliani inessive mullassani mullissani elative mullastani mullistani illative mullaani mulliini adessive mullallani mullillani ablative mullaltani mulliltani allative mullalleni mullilleni essive mullanani mullinani translative mullakseni mullikseni abessive mullattani mullittani instructive — — comitative — mullineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mullasi mullasi accusative nom. mullasi mullasi gen. mullasi genitive mullasi mulliesi mullaisi rare partitive mullaasi mulliasi inessive mullassasi mullissasi elative mullastasi mullistasi illative mullaasi mulliisi adessive mullallasi mullillasi ablative mullaltasi mulliltasi allative mullallesi mullillesi essive mullanasi mullinasi translative mullaksesi mulliksesi abessive mullattasi mullittasi instructive — — comitative — mullinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mullamme mullamme accusative nom. mullamme mullamme gen. mullamme genitive mullamme mulliemme mullaimme rare partitive mullaamme mulliamme inessive mullassamme mullissamme elative mullastamme mullistamme illative mullaamme mulliimme adessive mullallamme mullillamme ablative mullaltamme mulliltamme allative mullallemme mullillemme essive mullanamme mullinamme translative mullaksemme mulliksemme abessive mullattamme mullittamme instructive — — comitative — mullinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mullanne mullanne accusative nom. mullanne mullanne gen. mullanne genitive mullanne mullienne mullainne rare partitive mullaanne mullianne inessive mullassanne mullissanne elative mullastanne mullistanne illative mullaanne mulliinne adessive mullallanne mullillanne ablative mullaltanne mulliltanne allative mullallenne mullillenne essive mullananne mullinanne translative mullaksenne mulliksenne abessive mullattanne mullittanne instructive — — comitative — mullinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mullansa mullansa accusative nom. mullansa mullansa gen. mullansa genitive mullansa mulliensa mullainsa rare partitive mullaansa mulliaan mulliansa inessive mullassaan mullassansa mullissaan mullissansa elative mullastaan mullastansa mullistaan mullistansa illative mullaansa mulliinsa adessive mullallaan mullallansa mullillaan mullillansa ablative mullaltaan mullaltansa mulliltaan mulliltansa allative mullalleen mullallensa mullilleen mullillensa essive mullanaan mullanansa mullinaan mullinansa translative mullakseen mullaksensa mullikseen mulliksensa abessive mullattaan mullattansa mullittaan mullittansa instructive — — comitative — mullineen mullinensa

Synonyms

• mullah

Etymology 2

Pronoun

mulla

1. (colloquial) adessive singular of minä

Synonyms

• minulla

Quechua

Noun

mulla

1. niece

Declension

Declension of mulla

	singular	plural
nominative	mulla	mullakuna
accusative	mullata	mullakunata
dative	mullaman	mullakunaman
genitive	mullap	mullakunap
locative	mullapi	mullakunapi
terminative	mullakama	mullakunakama
ablative	mullamanta	mullakunamanta
instrumental	mullawan	mullakunawan
comitative	mullantin	mullakunantin
abessive	mullannaq	mullakunannaq
comparative	mullahina	mullakunahina
causative	mullarayku	mullakunarayku
benefactive	mullapaq	mullakunapaq
associative	mullapura	mullakunapura
distributive	mullanka	mullakunanka
exclusive	mullalla	mullakunalla

Possessive forms of mulla

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative mullay mullaykuna accusative mullayta mullaykunata dative mullayman mullaykunaman genitive mullaypa mullaykunap locative mullaypi mullaykunapi terminative mullaykama mullaykunakama ablative mullaymanta mullaykunamanta instrumental mullaywan mullaykunawan comitative mullaynintin mullaykunantin abessive mullayninnaq mullaykunannaq comparative mullayhina mullaykunahina causative mullayrayku mullaykunarayku benefactive mullaypaq mullaykunapaq associative mullaypura mullaykunapura distributive mullayninka mullaykunanka exclusive mullaylla mullaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative mullayki mullaykikuna accusative mullaykita mullaykikunata dative mullaykiman mullaykikunaman genitive mullaykipa mullaykikunap locative mullaykipi mullaykikunapi terminative mullaykikama mullaykikunakama ablative mullaykimanta mullaykikunamanta instrumental mullaykiwan mullaykikunawan comitative mullaykintin mullaykikunantin abessive mullaykinnaq mullaykikunannaq comparative mullaykihina mullaykikunahina causative mullaykirayku mullaykikunarayku benefactive mullaykipaq mullaykikunapaq associative mullaykipura mullaykikunapura distributive mullaykinka mullaykikunanka exclusive mullaykilla mullaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative mullan mullankuna accusative mullanta mullankunata dative mullanman mullankunaman genitive mullanpa mullankunap locative mullanpi mullankunapi terminative mullankama mullankunakama ablative mullanmanta mullankunamanta instrumental mullanwan mullankunawan comitative mullanintin mullankunantin abessive mullanninnaq mullankunannaq comparative mullanhina mullankunahina causative mullanrayku mullankunarayku benefactive mullanpaq mullankunapaq associative mullanpura mullankunapura distributive mullaninka mullankunanka exclusive mullanlla mullankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative mullanchik mullanchikkuna accusative mullanchikta mullanchikkunata dative mullanchikman mullanchikkunaman genitive mullanchikpa mullanchikkunap locative mullanchikpi mullanchikkunapi terminative mullanchikkama mullanchikkunakama ablative mullanchikmanta mullanchikkunamanta instrumental mullanchikwan mullanchikkunawan comitative mullanchiknintin mullanchikkunantin abessive mullanchikninnaq mullanchikkunannaq comparative mullanchikhina mullanchikkunahina causative mullanchikrayku mullanchikkunarayku benefactive mullanchikpaq mullanchikkunapaq associative mullanchikpura mullanchikkunapura distributive mullanchikninka mullanchikkunanka exclusive mullanchiklla mullanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative mullayku mullaykukuna accusative mullaykuta mullaykukunata dative mullaykuman mullaykukunaman genitive mullaykupa mullaykukunap locative mullaykupi mullaykukunapi terminative mullaykukama mullaykukunakama ablative mullaykumanta mullaykukunamanta instrumental mullaykuwan mullaykukunawan comitative mullaykuntin mullaykukunantin abessive mullaykunnaq mullaykukunannaq comparative mullaykuhina mullaykukunahina causative mullaykurayku mullaykukunarayku benefactive mullaykupaq mullaykukunapaq associative mullaykupura mullaykukunapura distributive mullaykunka mullaykukunanka exclusive mullaykulla mullaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative mullaykichik mullaykichikkuna accusative mullaykichikta mullaykichikkunata dative mullaykichikman mullaykichikkunaman genitive mullaykichikpa mullaykichikkunap locative mullaykichikpi mullaykichikkunapi terminative mullaykichikkama mullaykichikkunakama ablative mullaykichikmanta mullaykichikkunamanta instrumental mullaykichikwan mullaykichikkunawan comitative mullaykichiknintin mullaykichikkunantin abessive mullaykichikninnaq mullaykichikkunannaq comparative mullaykichikhina mullaykichikkunahina causative mullaykichikrayku mullaykichikkunarayku benefactive mullaykichikpaq mullaykichikkunapaq associative mullaykichikpura mullaykichikkunapura distributive mullaykichikninka mullaykichikkunanka exclusive mullaykichiklla mullaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative mullanku mullankukuna accusative mullankuta mullankukunata dative mullankuman mullankukunaman genitive mullankupa mullankukunap locative mullankupi mullankukunapi terminative mullankukama mullankukunakama ablative mullankumanta mullankukunamanta instrumental mullankuwan mullankukunawan comitative mullankuntin mullankukunantin abessive mullankunnaq mullankukunannaq comparative mullankuhina mullankukunahina causative mullankurayku mullankukunarayku benefactive mullankupaq mullankukunapaq associative mullankupura mullankukunapura distributive mullankunka mullankukunanka exclusive mullankulla mullankukunalla

See also

• kuncha

Spanish

Verb

mulla

1. inflection of mullir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”).

Noun

mulla c

1. (Islam) mullah

Declension

Declension of mulla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mulla	mullas
	definite	mullan	mullans
plural	indefinite	mullor	mullors
	definite	mullorna	mullornas

Further reading

• mulla in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker