mul·lah also mul·la 
(mŭlə, mlə)
(mŭlə, mlə)n.
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1. A religious teacher or leader, especially in Shiite practice.
2. Used as a form of address for such a teacher.
[Urdu mullā, from Persian, from Arabic mawlā, master, friend, from waliya, to become near, be in charge; see wly in the Appendix of Semitic roots.]
mullah·ism n.