mullah

  • 41Mullah Omar — noun reclusive Afghanistani politician and leader of the Taliban who imposed a strict interpretation of shariah law on Afghanistan (born in 1960) • Syn: ↑Mullah Mohammed Omar • Instance Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader …

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  • 42mullah — noun Etymology: Turkish molla & Persian & Urdu mulla, from Arabic mawlā Date: 1613 an educated Muslim trained in traditional religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official post • mullahism noun …

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  • 43mullah — noun A Muslim religious scholar and teacher …

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  • 44mullah — Título musulmán aplicado a un líder religioso o erudito, especialmente en el Medio Oriente y en el subcontinente indio. Significa señor y también ha sido utilizado en África del Norte como una fórmula honorífica agregada al nombre de un rey, un… …

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  • 45mullah — mul·lah s.m.inv. ES turco {{wmetafile0}} TS relig. in India, Iran e nei paesi di lingua turca, cultore delle scienze religiose musulmane {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1652. ETIMO: dall ar. mawlā? tutore, signore …

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  • 46mullah — {{hw}}{{mullah}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. Cultore delle scienze religiose islamiche …

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  • 47Mullah — Mụl|lah 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Titel für〉 mohammedan. Gelehrter, Richter; oV …

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  • 48mullah — mul|lah [ˈmʌlə, ˈmulə] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Turkish; Origin: molla and Persian and Hindi mulla, from Arabic mawla] a Muslim teacher of law and religion …

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  • 49mullah — mul|lah [ mʌlə, mulə ] noun count a Muslim man who has studied Islamic religious law …

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  • 50mullah — mul·lah || mÊŒlÉ™ n. teacher or learned man of the sacred Islamic law; regional judge (Turkish) …

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