داموللا

Uyghur

Alternative forms

  • داموللام (damollam)

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai داملا (damulla), equivalent to دادا (dada, father) +‎ موللا (molla, mullah). Compare Uzbek domulla, domla, Tajik домулло (domullo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑmollɑ/

Noun

داموللا • (damolla) (plural داموللىلار (damollilar))

  1. (Islam) teacher of a madrasah
  2. (Islam) highly-educated mullah
  3. a respectful term of address

Declension

Proper noun

داموللا • (damolla)

  1. a surname, Damolla

References

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN, page 259