maulvi

[ moul-vee ]

/ ˈmaʊl vi /

(in India) an expert in Islamic law: used especially as a term of respectful address among Muslims.

Also molvi, moolvee, moolvi, moulvi.

Origin of maulvi

< Hindi maulvī < Arabic mawlawī, equivalent to mawlā master (see mullah) + -ī suffix of appurtenance

maulana, mauldin, maulers, maulmain, maulstick, maulvi, mauman, maumee, maumet, maun, mauna kea

On several occasions, Pakistani officials tipped off Maulvi Nazir and his men about impending drone strikes.

Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan |Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Since 2007, Maulvi Nazir and the Pakistani military had kept to an unwritten truce.

Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan |Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Whatever protection the Pakistanis had been giving to Maulvi Nazir was no longer on the table.

Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan |Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Having seized Ismael, Mohammad sent word to the shura that he would trade his hostage for Maulvi Habibullah.

Feud Splits the Taliban |Ron Moreau |August 17, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

“The U.S. and its allies claimed to be having negotiations with the Taliban,” senior Taliban commander Maulvi Rahmanullah said.

The Taliban's Laughing |Mushtaq Yusufzai |November 26, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The Maulvi thus acts as a teacher of religious doctrine and also of law.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) |R.V. Russell
The principal religious officer is the Maulvi, who corresponds to the Hindu Guru or preceptor.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) |R.V. Russell