"It seems very pretty," she said, "but it's rather hard to understand."
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Thursday, March 16, 2006
Catholic conspiracy?
So I need to find the most accurate way to describe “maulvi” (it’s for something I was writing, don’t ask what) and I go to Dictionary.com, type the word and hit Search.
Jai, Maulvi is spelt in many different ways in different countries. In Iran the transliteration is often Molavi (it's pronounced differently as well). Other variations include Maulwi, Mawlvi, Maulawi, etc. Apparently it means "our guide, or master, or lord" in Arabic and Persian. Maulana and Maulvi are two different forms of the same word.
Prepare to die anyway - it's likely to happen sometime even if you don't ridicule Islam. BTW "Rashid" is the Arab for guide. "Maulavi" means something close to teacher I think. ("Maulava" is the Russian for a horny woman.) DD
Ha! jabberwocky how dare you insinuate Islam and allow maulvi to be equated with Russian horny women. I demand you remove this post at once, or I'll land up in Delhi and we'll see who's the boss around town <:X
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ReplyDeleteWikipedia>Dictionary.com maybe.
one step further:
ReplyDelete"Paul VI: Pope (1963-1978) noted for easing regulations on fasting and interfaith marriages."
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Paul%20VI
You must've found this but anyway...
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulana
Jai, Maulvi is spelt in many different ways in different countries. In Iran the transliteration is often Molavi (it's pronounced differently as well). Other variations include Maulwi, Mawlvi, Maulawi, etc. Apparently it means "our guide, or master, or lord" in Arabic and Persian. Maulana and Maulvi are two different forms of the same word.
ReplyDeletedamn! Anoymous beat me to that...
ReplyDeletelookie at answers.com instead http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=found%20for%20%E2%80%9Cmaulvi%E2%80%9D&fw=2&fc=23&gwp=16
ReplyDeletePrepare to die anyway - it's likely to happen sometime even if you don't ridicule Islam.
ReplyDeleteBTW "Rashid" is the Arab for guide. "Maulavi" means something close to teacher I think.
("Maulava" is the Russian for a horny woman.)
DD
Why would the Russians need a word for that?
ReplyDeleteHa! jabberwocky how dare you insinuate Islam and allow maulvi to be equated with Russian horny women.
ReplyDeleteI demand you remove this post at once, or I'll land up in Delhi and we'll see who's the boss around town <:X
Why would the Russians need a word for that?
ReplyDeletenow you offend women too! :(