ajatolo
Esperanto
Etymology
From Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”), from آيَة (ʾāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ajaˈtolo/
- Hyphenation: a‧ja‧to‧lo
- Rhymes: -olo
Noun
ajatolo (accusative singular ajatolon, plural ajatoloj, accusative plural ajatolojn)
- (Islam) ayatollah (religious leader in Shi‘ism)