ayatollah

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (âyato-l-lâh), from Classical Persian آیَةُاللّٰه (āyatu-l-lāh), from Arabic آيَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ (ʔāyatu llāhi, sign of God, from آيَة (ʔāya, sign) +‎ اللّٰه (allāh, God)).

Noun

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ayatollah (plural ayatollahs)

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

Translations

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیت‌الله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, sign of God).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.jaːˈtɔ.laː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: aya‧tol‧lah

Noun

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ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs, diminutive ayatollaatje n)

  1. (Islam) a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism
  2. highest grade of theological scholarship in Shi'ism
  3. (by extension) a (thought) leader or key figure in general
    • 2017, Alain Mouton, Het geld is op! De financiële putten van België:
      Van de ayatollah van de begrotingssanering die de Gentenaar in de jaren tachtig was, bleef er niet veel over.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

French

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs)

  1. (Islam) ayatollah
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) strong proponent of something; person behaving tyrannically and despotically in a particular matter

Italian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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ayatollah m (invariable)

  1. ayatollah

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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ayatollah m

  1. form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by ayatolla

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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ayatollah m

  1. (pre-1984) alternative form of ayatolla

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ayatollah, from Iranian Persian آیت‌الله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, sign of God, from آيَة (ʔāya, sign) +‎ اللّٰه (allāh, God)).

Noun

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ayatollah m (plural ayatollahi)

  1. ayatollah

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