mullah

4 definitions found

mullah - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mollah \Mol"lah\, n. [Ar. maul[=a], commonly moll[=a]in Turkey.]
     1. One of the higher order of Turkish; also, a Turkish title
        of respect for a religious and learned man. [Written also
        mullah and moolah.]
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. A title of respect used in Islamic countries for one who
        is learned in Islamic law; a teacher or expounder of
        Islamic law.
        [PJC]

  Mulla \Mul"la\, Mullah \Mul"lah\, n.
     Same as Mollah.
     [1913 Webster]

  Mullah \Mul"lah\, n.
     See Mollah.
     [1913 Webster]

mullah - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Mullah
      n 1: a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head
           of a mosque [syn: Mullah, Mollah, Mulla]