maulvi
/ˈmaʊlvi/noun
maulvi is spelled M-A-U-L-V-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maulvi means “An imam; a Muslim doctor of law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maulvi is maulvis.
How many letters and syllables are in maulvi?
| Letters | 6: M-A-U-L-V-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is maulvi?
Maulvi appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce maulvi?
- /ˈmaʊlvi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of maulvi
- maulvis plural
- molvi
- moulvi
- mawlawi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maulvi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An imam; a Muslim doctor of law.
- 2
Any man of learning; a scholar, a teacher of Classical languages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maulvi come from?
From Urdu مولوی (maulvi), and its source, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare Mevlevi, mullah, maulana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).