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語源

From Urdu _مولوی_‎ (maulvi), and its source, Classical Persian _مولوی_‎ (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic _مَوْلَوِيّ_‎ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord または master”), ultimately from _مَوْلًى_‎ (mawlan, “master”). Compare mullah, maulana.