# mullah
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmʊ.lə/, /ˈmʌ.lə/
* Rhymes: -ʊlə

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

mullah (plural mullahs)
* (Islam) A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law.
    Hypernym: cleric
** 2024 April 15, Anne Applebaum, “Why Did U.S. Planes Defend Israel but Not Ukraine?”, in The Atlantic‎:Leading Republicans do not sympathize with the mullahs, do not repeat their talking points, and do not seek to appease them when they make outrageous claims about other countries.
* (India, religious slur, slang) A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
    Hypernym: cleric
* (India, religious slur, slang, by extension) A Muslim.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2
#### Verb

mullah (third-person singular simple present mullahs, present participle mullahing, simple past and past participle mullahed)
* (transitive, UK, slang) Alternative form of muller (“to beat, thrash”)
** 2009, Nigel Benn, The Dark Destroyer:But I mullahed him. He may have been four inches taller but I punched him through the ropes and knocked the granny and the grandad out of him.
** 2016, Ben Cohen, Carry Me Home: My Autobiography, page 76:The Sevens practice session was touch rugby, but every time Harvey got the ball, I absolutely mullahed him. I pushed him, dumped him on his arse, ran through him. Every time.

### Anagrams

* Hallum

## Danish
### Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian مُلَّا (mullā), Derived from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmula]

### Noun

mullah c (singular definite mullahen, plural indefinite mullaher)
* (Islam) mullah

#### Inflection
### References

* “mullah” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* mulla

### Etymology

< Arabic مُلَّا (mullā)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmulːɑh/, [ˈmulːɑ̝h]
* Rhymes: -ulːɑh
* Hyphenation: mul‧lah

### Noun

mullah
* mullah (islamic scholar)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of mullah (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mullahini
mullahini
accusative
nom.
mullahini
mullahini
gen.
mullahini
genitive
mullahini
mullahieni mullaheideni mullaheitteni
partitive
mullahiani
mullaheitani mullahejani
inessive
mullahissani
mullaheissani
elative
mullahistani
mullaheistani
illative
mullahiini
mullaheihini
adessive
mullahillani
mullaheillani
ablative
mullahiltani
mullaheiltani
allative
mullahilleni
mullaheilleni
essive
mullahinani
mullaheinani
translative
mullahikseni
mullaheikseni
abessive
mullahittani
mullaheittani
instructive
comitative
—mullaheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mullahisi
mullahisi
accusative
nom.
mullahisi
mullahisi
gen.
mullahisi
genitive
mullahisi
mullahiesi mullaheidesi mullaheittesi
partitive
mullahiasi
mullaheitasi mullahejasi
inessive
mullahissasi
mullaheissasi
elative
mullahistasi
mullaheistasi
illative
mullahiisi
mullaheihisi
adessive
mullahillasi
mullaheillasi
ablative
mullahiltasi
mullaheiltasi
allative
mullahillesi
mullaheillesi
essive
mullahinasi
mullaheinasi
translative
mullahiksesi
mullaheiksesi
abessive
mullahittasi
mullaheittasi
instructive
comitative
—mullaheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mullahimme
mullahimme
accusative
nom.
mullahimme
mullahimme
gen.
mullahimme
genitive
mullahimme
mullahiemme mullaheidemme mullaheittemme
partitive
mullahiamme
mullaheitamme mullahejamme
inessive
mullahissamme
mullaheissamme
elative
mullahistamme
mullaheistamme
illative
mullahiimme
mullaheihimme
adessive
mullahillamme
mullaheillamme
ablative
mullahiltamme
mullaheiltamme
allative
mullahillemme
mullaheillemme
essive
mullahinamme
mullaheinamme
translative
mullahiksemme
mullaheiksemme
abessive
mullahittamme
mullaheittamme
instructive
comitative
—mullaheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mullahinne
mullahinne
accusative
nom.
mullahinne
mullahinne
gen.
mullahinne
genitive
mullahinne
mullahienne mullaheidenne mullaheittenne
partitive
mullahianne
mullaheitanne mullahejanne
inessive
mullahissanne
mullaheissanne
elative
mullahistanne
mullaheistanne
illative
mullahiinne
mullaheihinne
adessive
mullahillanne
mullaheillanne
ablative
mullahiltanne
mullaheiltanne
allative
mullahillenne
mullaheillenne
essive
mullahinanne
mullaheinanne
translative
mullahiksenne
mullaheiksenne
abessive
mullahittanne
mullaheittanne
instructive
comitative
—mullaheinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mullahinsa
mullahinsa
accusative
nom.
mullahinsa
mullahinsa
gen.
mullahinsa
genitive
mullahinsa
mullahiensa mullaheidensa mullaheittensa
partitive
mullahiaan mullahiansa
mullaheitaan mullahejaan mullaheitansa mullahejansa
inessive
mullahissaan mullahissansa
mullaheissaan mullaheissansa
elative
mullahistaan mullahistansa
mullaheistaan mullaheistansa
illative
mullahiinsa
mullaheihinsa
adessive
mullahillaan mullahillansa
mullaheillaan mullaheillansa
ablative
mullahiltaan mullahiltansa
mullaheiltaan mullaheiltansa
allative
mullahilleen mullahillensa
mullaheilleen mullaheillensa
essive
mullahinaan mullahinansa
mullaheinaan mullaheinansa
translative
mullahikseen mullahiksensa
mullaheikseen mullaheiksensa
abessive
mullahittaan mullahittansa
mullaheittaan mullaheittansa
instructive
comitative
—mullaheineen mullaheinensa :

### Further reading

* “mullah”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Noun

mullah m (plural mullahs)
* Alternative spelling of mollah