Mulej

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْلايَ‎ (mawlāya, “my lord, master, sir”), first-person singular possessive form of مَوْلَى‎ (mawlā, “master, he whom one owes loyalty”). Compare English mullah.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʊˈlɛj/

Proper noun

il-Mulej m

  1. (religion) the Lord (God)
  2. (in Christianity especially) Jesus Christ as God in the flesh
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