aiatol·là

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

aiatol·là m (plural aiatol·làs)

  1. ayatollah

Further reading

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