αγιατολάχ

Greek

Alternative forms
  • αγιατολλάχ (agiatollách)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from English ayatollah with simplification of two 'ls', from Persian آیت‌الله‎ (âyatollâh).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aʝatoˈlax/
  • Hyphenation: α‧για‧το‧λάχ

Noun

αγιατολάχ • (agiatolách) m (indeclinable)

  1. (Islam) ayatollah (religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism)

References
  1. αγιατολάχ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “αγιατολάχ”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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