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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)
- ayatollah
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