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Etymology

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

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Noun

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aiatol·là m (plural aiatol·làs)

  1. ayatollah

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