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ayatollah

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

Españolayatola
Françaisayatollah
DeutschAjatollah
27 more languages
العربيةآيَةُ الله
Azərbaycan diliayətullah
বাংলাআয়াতুল্লাহ
Bosanskiajatolahајатолах
Catalàaiatol·là
Češtinaajatolláh
Ελληνικάαγιατολάχ
Esperantoajatolo
Suomiajatollah
हिन्दीआयतुल्लाह
Hrvatskiajatolahајатолах
Bahasa Indonesiaayatullah
Italianoayatollah
日本語アヤトラ
Қазақ тіліаятолла
한국어아야톨라
Kurdîayetullah
Bahasa Melayuayatollah
Nederlandsayatollah
Polskiajatollah
Portuguêsaiatoláayatollah
Русскийаятолла
Српскиajatolahајатолах
Тоҷикӣоятуллоҳ
TürkçeAyetullah
ئۇيغۇرچەئايەتۇللا
Українськааятола

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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