ayatollah
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”), from آيَة (ʾāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”).
Noun[edit]
ayatollah (plural ayatollahs)
Translations[edit]
a religious leader
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Dutch[edit]
Noun[edit]
ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs, diminutive ayatollaatje n)
- A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
- Highest grade of theologian scholarship in Shi'ism.
- (by extension) A (thought) leader or key figure in general.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”), from آيَة (ʾāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”).
Noun[edit]
ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs)
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”), from آيَة (ʾāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”).
Noun[edit]
ayatollah m (invariable)
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