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maulvi.

An imam; a Muslim doctor of law.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaʊlvi/
  1. An imam; a Muslim doctor of law.

  2. Any man of learning; a scholar, a teacher of Classical languages.

    South-Asia · broadly
Where this word comes from

From Urdu مولوی (maulvi), and its source, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare Mevlevi, mullah, maulana.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.