n.
Variant: or ula · ma
Pronunciation: ˌ ü-l ə - ' mä
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic, Turkish, & Persian; Turkish & Persian 'ulem ā , from Arabic 'ulam ā
Date: 1688
1 plural in construction : the body of mullahs
2 : MULLAH
n.
Variant: or ula · ma
Pronunciation: ˌ ü-l ə - ' mä
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic, Turkish, & Persian; Turkish & Persian 'ulem ā , from Arabic 'ulam ā
Date: 1688
1 plural in construction : the body of mullahs
2 : MULLAH
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012