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Akhund
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “persian name for a muslim cleric”. Today it says “persian title or surname for islamic scholars”.
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Akhund (akhoond, akhwand, akhand) ( ) is a Persian title or surname for Islamic scholars, common in Iran , Afghanistan , Tajikistan , Pakistan , Bangladesh , and Azerbaijan . Other names for similar Muslim Scholar include Sheikh and Mullah . The Standard Chinese word for Imam ( Chinese : 阿訇 ; pinyin : āhōng ), used in particular by the Hui people , also derives from this term. Other similar Chinese terms ( Chinese : 阿衡 ; pinyin : āhéng and Chinese : 阿洪 ; pinyin : āhóng ) also exist.
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persian name for a muslim cleric
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persian title or surname for islamic scholars
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