aiatol·là

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آیت‌الله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰهِ (ʔāyatu llāhi, “sign of God”, from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) +‎ اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

aiatol·là m (plural aiatol·làs)

  1. ayatollah

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