maulvi/ˈmaʊlvi/maulvi means an imam; a Muslim doctor of law. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.maulvi is pronounced /ˈmaʊlvi/.EtymologyFrom 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.nounAn imam; a Muslim doctor of law.Any man of learning; a scholar, a teacher of Classical languages.“He had a maulvi and a pandit to teach him Urdu and Hindi.”