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Meanings of
mullah
in English
Russian
мулла
Portuguese
mullah
Spanish
mollah
Catalan
mol·là
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Name commonly given to local Islamic clerics or mosque leaders.
sheikh
mollah
mulla
akhoond
Related terms
title of honor
Russian
мулла
Synonyms
Examples for "
sheikh
"
sheikh
mollah
mulla
akhoond
Examples for "
sheikh
"
1
Emptiness. The
sheikh
's
wife-on-the-run has now been asked to help free Latifa.
2
Providing, of course, she could persuade the
sheikh
to let her go.
3
Whoever the
sheikh
might be, he kept good order in his domain.
4
Representatives of the
sheikh
did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
5
The
sheikh
,
though, does not believe he can rely on Iran altogether.
1
The
mollah
produced a small golden box, from which he took a silver case.
2
But you, you who killed my husband, how came you to be a
mollah
?
'
3
The infidel means that he was a
mollah
or dervish among the followers of Isauri.
4
The
mollah
was in too pitiable a condition for me to continue upbraiding him any longer.
5
Provided I gain but my six dirhems a day, I have no objection to become a
mollah
.
1
They called him 'murree
mulla
'
(a large strong man).
2
There were no longer any protests from priests or
mullahs
or relatives.
3
He wanted Americans to ignore his foreign-policy realignment with despots and
mullahs
.
4
Women complain that the
mullahs
have them helpless in the refugee camps.
5
The government or the military or the
mullahs
control the press.
1
But death stepped in, and the
Akhoond
passed into history.
2
When not busy in the wars, the
Akhoond
was always to be found at Saidu.
3
The
Akhoond
was not, however, its civil ruler.
4
The title
Akhoond
merely means "teacher," and he was, primarily, a religious teacher and nothing more.
5
No wonder, then, that the
Akhoond
was a power in the land, and that Ameer after Ameer sought his assistance.
Usage of
mullah
in English
1
The
mullah
was new and very young, he told himself with disgust.
2
Shah Mirza went off joyfully, evidently having implicit faith in the
mullah
.
3
The
mullah
stood with his back to it and beckoned King nearer.
4
The
mullah
glared at him but let him by without a word.
5
The
mullah
did not look round, for he knew what was happening.
6
The
mullah
,
he said, urged him to help wage jihad against the heathens.
7
She must believe him in league with the
mullah
against her.
8
Fortunately, it's not all about making moves and
mullah
right now.
9
Bid your women make for the Khyber soon after the
mullah
marches tomorrow.
10
We will rush him and put good running between us and the
mullah
.
11
The
mullah
shouts at her, although he does not quote from the Qur'an.
12
The crowd began to be noisy again, but the
mullah
signed for silence.
13
He recognized the almost madness that constituted the
mullah
's
driving power.
14
Even
mullah
Muhammad Anim seemed transfixed, like a great foolish animal.
15
Then the
mullah
's
eyes fell on King and he beckoned him.
16
I found a
mullah
-
that
's
a
Muhammedan priest-who'ddo anything for half of nothing.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
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mullah
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
say the mullah
lashless mullah
local mullah
mad mullah
angry mullah
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Translations for
mullah
Russian
мулла
Portuguese
mullah
mulá
Spanish
mollah
mullah
mulah
mula
mulá
Catalan
mol·là
mul·là
mullah
Mullah
through the time
Mullah
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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