ajatolo

Esperanto

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

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