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Meanings of mulla in English

Portuguese
mulá

A Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque.

mulá
Usage of mulla in English
1
They called him 'murree mulla' (a large strong man).
A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson
2
There were no longer any protests from priests or mullahs or relatives.
The Rains Came
3
He wanted Americans to ignore his foreign-policy realignment with despots and mullahs.
The post-american presidency: the obama administration's war on ...
4
Women complain that the mullahs have them helpless in the refugee camps.
The new yorker
5
The government or the military or the mullahs control the press.
The Irish Times
6
But fundamentalist mullahs, who helped install the current government, have become increasingly powerful.
The new yorker
7
They were cancelled due to opposition from the mullahs, he said.
The Guardian
8
Vested interests from the military to the mullahs have been indulged.
The Guardian
9
Then came about four hundred mullahs and learned men, who did the same.
Mystics and Saints of Islam
10
The UN's atomic watchdogs are worried that the mullahs just might.
Wired
11
Mullahs very bad.' He drew a finger, knife-style, across his neck.
Exit wound
12
Najibullah put twenty thousand mullahs on his payroll to counter the rebels' religious messages.
Ghost wars
13
Turbaned mullahs enter the building on their way to class.
The Guardian
14
Mulla Osman was the commander of anti-government operations in the country's northeast, it said.
Reuters
15
The comparison group also excluded male homosexuals, surgeons, politicians, priests, rabbis, ministers, and mullahs.
Dayworld Rebel
16
Imagine over half the world's oil in the hands of the mullahs in Tehran.
Man in the Middle
Frequent collocations
Translations for mulla
Portuguese
mulá
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