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Etymology edit

From Persian آیت‌الله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, sign of God, from آيَة (ʔāya, sign) +‎ اللّٰه (allāh, God)).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ajaˈtolo]
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  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Hyphenation: a‧ja‧to‧lo

Noun edit

ajatolo (accusative singular ajatolon, plural ajatoloj, accusative plural ajatolojn)

  1. (Islam) ayatollah (religious leader in Shi‘ism)