Meaning & origin
What it means
Mulla goes back to Arabic ملا (mullā), meaning “mullah.”
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How it developed
From Arabic ملا (mullā, “mullah”); its root is Arabic و ل ي.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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