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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
Azərbaycanca ayətullah
বাংলা আয়াতুল্লাহ
Bosanski ajatolah ајатолах
Català aiatol·là
Čeština ajatolláh
Deutsch Ajatollah
Ελληνικά αγιατολάχ
Esperanto ajatolo
Español ayatola
Suomi ajatollah
Français ayatollah
हिन्दी आयतुल्लाह
Hrvatski ajatolah ајатолах
Bahasa Indonesia ayatullah
Italiano ayatollah
日本語 アヤトラ
Қазақша аятолла
한국어 아야톨라
Kurdî ayetullah
Bahasa Melayu ayatollah
Nederlands ayatollah
Polski ajatollah
Português aiatolá ayatollah
Русский аятолла
Српски ajatolah ајатолах
Тоҷикӣ оятуллоҳ
Türkçe Ayetullah
ئۇيغۇرچە ئايەتۇللا
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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See also

ayaya Ayazi syndrome Aybar Aycliffe Aycock Aydarken

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