maulana
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maulana
- /ˈmaʊlənə/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindustani मौलाना (maulānā) / مَولَانَا (maulānā), from Classical Persian مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā), ultimately from Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā, “our lord”).
The Indian slang usage of the term for any Muslim person was derived from a stereotype, especially towards Muslims who look stereotypical (beard, robes, and skullcap).
noun maulanas
- A religious scholar, especially in Central and South Asia. At the end of his long and cantankerous life the maulana had gone against all his high principles. He had gone to a Boston hospital to look for health; he had at the very end entrusted himself to the skill and science of the civilization he had tried to shield his followers from.
- A Muslim person in general, especially an extreme conservative.
Talk about this word "maulana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maulana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. maulana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maulana "maulana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maulana.Cite this
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title = {maulana},
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