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ayatollah.

a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌaː.jaːˈtɔ.laː/
  1. a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism

    masculine
  2. highest grade of theological scholarship in Shi'ism

    masculine
  3. a (thought) leader or key figure in general

    broadly · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”).

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