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 form of mula.

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
• 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