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Meaning of ayatollah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/aɪ.əˈtoʊl.ə/

Definitions

  1. A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
    Shia
  2. An authority on any subject.
    colloquial

Equivalents

العربية آيَةُ الله
Čeština ajatolláh
Deutsch Ajatollah
Ελληνικά αγιατολάχ
Español ayatola
Suomi ajatollah
Français ayatollah
हिन्दी आयतुल्लाह
Bahasa Indonesia ayatullah
Italiano ayatollah
日本語 アヤトラ
한국어 아야톨라
Nederlands ayatollah
Polski ajatollah
Português aiatolá
Русский аятолла
Türkçe Ayetullah
Українська аятола

Examples

“P.S. This writer does NOT speak as the Ayatollah of SM. (There isn't one.) If you really want to know more, talk to sadomasochists, or at least do some reading if you're too scared to ask.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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