ayatollah

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آیت‌الله‎ (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه‎ (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”), from آيَة‎ (ʾāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه‎ (allāh, “God”).

Noun

ayatollah (plural ayatollahs)

  1. A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
  2. (colloquial) An authority on any subject.

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs, diminutive ayatollaatje n)

  1. A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
  2. Highest grade of theologian scholarship in Shi'ism.
  3. (by extension) A (thought) leader or key figure in general.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آیت‌الله‎ (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه‎ (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”), from آيَة‎ (ʾāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه‎ (allāh, “God”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ja.tɔ.la/

Noun

ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs)

  1. ayatollah

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آیت‌الله‎ (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه‎ (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”), from آيَة‎ (ʾāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه‎ (allāh, “God”).

Noun

ayatollah m (invariable)

  1. ayatollah
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