আয়াতুল্লাহ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (āyatu-llāh), from Arabic آيَةُ الله (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God‎”). Compare Hindustani آیَتُ ٱللہ / आयतुल्लाह (āyatullāh).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ae̯at̪ulːa(ɦ)/, [ˈae̯at̪ulːa(ɦ)], /ae̯at̪olːa(ɦ)/, [ˈae̯at̪olːa(ɦ)]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ae̯at̪ulːa(ɦ)/, [ˈae̯at̪ulːa(ɦ)], /ae̯at̪olːa(ɦ)/, [ˈae̯at̪olːa(ɦ)]

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Noun

আয়াতুল্লাহ • (aẏatullah)

1. ayatollah

Proper noun

আয়াতুল্লাহ • (aẏatullah)

1. a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ayatullah or Ayatollah