ayatollah
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیَتُاللّٰه (âyato-llâh), from Classical Persian آیَةُاللّٰه (āyatu-llāh), from Arabic آيَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ (ʔāyatu llāhi, “sign of God”, from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)).
Noun edit
ayatollah (plural ayatollahs)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs, diminutive ayatollaatje n)
- (Islam) A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
- Highest grade of theological scholarship in Shi'ism.
- (by extension) A (thought) leader or key figure in general.
- 2017, Alain Mouton, Het geld is op! De financiële putten van België:
- Van de ayatollah van de begrotingssanering die de Gentenaar in de jaren tachtig was, bleef er niet veel over.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”, from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)).
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Noun edit
ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs)
- (Islam) ayatollah
- (figuratively, derogatory) strong proponent of something; person behaving tyrannically and despotically in a particular matter
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”, from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)).
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ayatollah m (invariable)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
ayatollah m
- form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by ayatolla
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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ayatollah m
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ayatollah, from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”, from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)).
Noun edit
ayatollah m (plural ayatollahi)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) ayatollah | ayatollahul | (niște) ayatollahi | ayatollahii |
genitive/dative | (unui) ayatollah | ayatollahului | (unor) ayatollahi | ayatollahilor |
vocative | ayatollahule | ayatollahilor |