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αγιατολάχ

Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

αγιατολάχ • (agiatolách) m (indeclinable)

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

References edit

  1. ^ αγιατολάχ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ αγιατολάχ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading edit

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