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sulla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
sul-la
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Muslim man; especially one from Pakistan.

Offensive

noun

Any of the species in the genus Sulla (syn. Hedysarum).

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੁੱਲਾ (sullā, “Muslim (derogatory)”). This word is likely a mispronunciation (or perhaps a misspelling in Gurmukhi script) of Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā, “mullah, Islamic religious leader”), derived from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), ultimately from Arabic مُلَّا (mullā). It may also be a contraction of Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān, “Muslim”) or Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਾ (muslā, “"carpet kisser", another derogatory term for Muslims, but also refers to a mat or carpet used for Muslim prayers”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ਸੁੱਲਾ, ਮੁੱਲਾ, ملا, مُلَّا, ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ, ਮੁਸਲਾ

Usage

Inflected Forms

sullas (plural) sulleh (plural) sullah (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sulli mulli musalli sikhra sikhrey

Synonyms

mulla musalla french honeysuckle hedysarum coronarium

Questions

What does sulla mean?
A Muslim man; especially one from Pakistan.
Where does sulla come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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