ajatolo

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ajaˈtolo/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ja‧to‧lo
  • Rhymes: -olo

Noun

ajatolo (accusative singular ajatolon, plural ajatoloj, accusative plural ajatolojn)

  1. (Islam) ayatollah (religious leader in Shi‘ism)
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