آیت‌الله

Persian

Alternative forms

• آیةالله (âyat-ollâh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة اللّٰه (āyat allāh), the "-to"/-tu" coming from the nominative form آيَةُ اللهِ (ʔāyatu llāhi) or آيَةُ الله (ʔāyatu llāh).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ja.tul.ˈlɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.jä.t̪ʰʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.jä.t̪ʰʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.jä.t̪ʰʊl.lɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.jä.t̪ʰul.lɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.jæ.t̪ʰol.lɒ́ːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.jä.t̪ʰul.lɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	āyatullāh
Dari reading?	āyatullāh
Iranian reading?	âyatollâh
Tajik reading?	oyatulloh

Noun

Dari	آیت‌الله
Iranian Persian
Tajik	оятуллоҳ

آیَت‌ُٱلله • (âyato-llâh) (plural آیت‌الله‌ها (âyato-llâh-hâ))

1. ayatollah
2. Ayatollah

Descendants

• Dari: آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (āyatu-llāh)
• Iranian Persian: آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (âyato-llâh)
  • → Dutch: ayatollah
  • → English: ayatollah
    • → Hindi: अयतोल्लाह (aytollāh)
  • → French: ayatollah
  • → Italian: ayatollah
  • → Romanian: ayatollah
• Tajik: оятуллоҳ (oyatulloh)
• → Bengali: আয়াতুল্লাহ (aẏatullah)
• → Hindustani
  • Hindi: आयतुल्लाह (āytullāh)
  • Urdu: آیَتُ ٱللہ (āyatu llāh)