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PRONUNCIATION OF MAULVI

maulvi  [ˈmɔːlvɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAULVI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maulvi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAULVI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mawlawi (Islamic title)

Mawlawi is an honorific Islamic religious title given to Sunni Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names, similar to the titles Maulana, Mullah, or Shaykh. Mawlawi generally means highly qualified Islamic scholar. Usually, a Maulvi would have completed full studies in a madrassa or Darul Uloom. It is commonly used throughout the Persian- including Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, South Asia, South East Asia and East Africa. The word Mawlawi/Maulvi is derived from the Arabic word "Mawla", which means "master" or "lord". Turkish Mawlawi fraternity of Sufis founded in Konya, Anatolia, by the Persian Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din ar-Rumi, whose popular title mawlana gave the order its name. The order, propagated throughout Anatolia, controlled Konya and environs by the 15th century and in the 17th century appeared in Istanbul.

Definition of maulvi in the English dictionary

The definition of maulvi in the dictionary is an expert in, or teacher of, Islamic law.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAULVI


shelvy
ˈʃɛlvɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAULVI

maugre
Maui
maul
Maulana
mauler
maulers
mauling
Maulmain
maulstick
maumet
maumetry
maun
Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa
maund
maunder
maunderer
maundering
maundies

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAULVI

Ben-Zvi
cavo-relievi
Corvi
Devi
divi
divi-divi
Judah ha-Levi
Levi
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
moolvi
naevi
Nanda Devi
Nervi
nevi
Pahlavi
peccavi
Pehlevi
rilievi
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Synonyms and antonyms of maulvi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maulvi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAULVI

Find out the translation of maulvi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maulvi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maulvi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毛尔维
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Maulvi
570 millions of speakers

English

maulvi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौलवी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مولوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Maulvi
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maulvi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৌলভি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Maulvi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maulvi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Maulvi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

maulvi
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

maulvi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maulvi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Maulvi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெளல்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मौलवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Maulvi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Maulvi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Maulvi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Maulvi
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Maulvi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Maulvi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maulvi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Maulvi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Maulvi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maulvi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAULVI»

The term «maulvi» is normally little used and occupies the 119.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAULVI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maulvi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAULVI»

Discover the use of maulvi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maulvi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Documents on North-East India: Assam (1936-1957)
Sir Saiyid Muhammad Saadulla Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Maulvi Sheikh Osman Ali Sadagar Maulvi Muhammad Amiruddin Maulvi Badaruddin Ahmed Maulvi Keramat Ali, Khan Bahadur Hon. Khan Bahadur Maulavi Sayid Rahman Maulvi ...
Suresh K. Sharma, 2006
2
The Most Dangerous Place: Pakistan's Lawless Frontier
A strong supporter of the Taliban in the area, Maulvi Aziz led a procession on March 31, 1999, in favor of the Afghan Taliban and their Pakistani supporters in Waziristan. He is a cousin of Haji Omar and Haji Sharif and he was affiliated once  ...
Imtiaz Gul, 2010
3
A Woman of Substance: The Memoirs of Begum Khurshid Mirza, ...
Qutubuddin Kashmiri who taught him Persian and, later, in the maktab of Maulvi Yaseen Shall, he completed all the Persian classics like Shaikh Saadi's Gulistan and Bustan. He read the poetry of Hafiz, Jami, Faizi and other literary works of ...
Begum Khurshid Mirza, Lubna Kazim, 2005
4
Amar Aiyaar King of Tricksters
Theyoung voicesfilled the schoolroomas, alongwith Maulvi Sahib, Amar and his new classmates called forthe grace of God in their lives: 'Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim I beginin the name of Allah—the beneficent, themerciful.' Afterwards, they all ...
Sulaiman Ahmad, 2013
5
Tilism-e-Hoshruba
here!' The young boy, who had been swaying like an angry young lion cub, took fright and hid under Ahtaqaq's throne crying, 'Friends, do not let this maulvi come close to me! I fear his eyes!' Afrasiyab asked the maulvi to exorcize the bad spirit  ...
‎2009
6
Writing Partition: Aesthetics and Ideology in Hindi and Urdu ...
Deewane Maulvi Sahab migrates to Karachi, but opens his eyes in a flourishing paradise, i.e. his Lucknow. The loss of his paradise and consequent exile occurs only at the end of the novel. Deewane Maulvi Sahab is caught in a spatial and ...
Bodh Prakash, 2009
7
Correction of an Error
(Maulvi) Sayyid Muhammad Ahsan Amrohi (Maulvi) Muhammad Abdullah Khan Patialvi (Maulvi) Muhammad Mubarak Ali (Sialkoti) (Maulvi) Ghulam Hasan, sub- registrar, Peshawar (Maulvi Hakim) Mirza Khuda Bakhsh, author of Asal Musaffa  ...
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
8
Over a Cup of Coffee
What the Talibans are doing in Afghanistan reminds me of one of my noble teachers, Ustad Maulvi. He used to teach Persian in classes IX and X in our school in Peshawar way back in the thirties. In each period, and there used to be eight ...
V. N. Kakar, 2005
9
The Fourth Direction and Other Stories
He should converse with him. One day when Manohar's grandfather Dhanna Shah was frying jalebis in the furnace of his sweet shop, Abdul Gani passed by. Dhanna Shah stood up and said, "Maulvi Saheb! Whatever you say now, I won't ...
Wariāma Siṅgha Sandhū, 2005
10
A History of Educational Instituions in Delhi
The Arabic Madrassa in Kucha Rehman founded by Maulvi Abdur Rab, a teacher of great repute, was re-established in 1867 under the aegis of Maulvi Abdullah, a distinguished Arabic scholar. Madrassa Hussain Bux, originally established in ...
Ajay Kumar Sharma

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAULVI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maulvi is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chief Imam urges religious tolerance in Ghana
On his part Head and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, urged all Muslims in the ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
2
Hurriyat leaders attend Pakistan High Commission's Eid Milan
NEW DELHI: Mirwaiz Maulvi Umar Farooq, chairperson of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), along with other notable separatist Kashmiri ... «Kashmir Watch, Jul 15»
3
Don't abuse Ghanaian hospitality –Maulvi Noor
The East Central Regional Missionary of the Alhmadiyya Muslim Mission, Maulvi Muhammad Ehsan Noor, has urged foreigners resident in ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
4
Religiosity increases among Kabul residents
Maulvi Fazal Karim Suraji, director of mosques at the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs, also said he was happy people's love with Islam had ... «Pajhwok Afghan News, Jul 15»
5
Muslims must shun foul deeds - Maulvi Bin Salih
Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, has called on all Muslims to shun foul deeds and any acts that ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
6
'Let's press for higher spiritual development'
Maulvi Raghib Zia Ul Haq, Greater-Accra Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, has entreated Muslims to use the just-ended ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
7
90% of 150 less-known monuments encroached upon
An INTACH official said “Maulvi Zafar Hasan had documented these monuments in the 1920s. His report, however, only has text and no ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik …
Mirwaiz Maulvi Umar Farooq, chairperson of APHC along with Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) leader Shabir Shah has ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
9
That Smell In His Ink
Turn to the paragraph in which a Muslim lunatic who reads the newspaper Zamindar is asked: “Maulvi sahab, yeh Pakistan kya hota hai? «Outlook, Jul 15»
10
BMC presentation on lepto for maulvis
... population believes and trusts maulvis. We are hopeful people will pay heed to them." A maulvi said, "Cleanliness is the first decree in Islam. «Times of India, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Maulvi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/maulvi>. Apr 2024 ».
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