آية الله

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “sign of God”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.jat aɫ.ɫaːh/

Noun

آيَة اللّٰه • (ʔāyat allāh) m

(Islam) ayatollah

Declension

Declension of noun آيَة الله (ʔāyat allāh)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	آيَة الله ʔāyat allāh	—
Nominative	—	آيَةُ اللهِ ʔāyatu llāhi	—
Accusative	—	آيَةَ اللهِ ʔāyata llāhi	—
Genitive	—	آيَةِ اللهِ ʔāyati llāhi	—

Descendants

→ Classical Persian: آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (āyatu-llāh), آیَةُاللّٰه (āyatu-llāh) (archaic spelling)
- Dari: آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (āyatu-llāh)
- Iranian Persian: آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (âyato-llâh)
  - → Dutch: ayatollah
  - → English: ayatollah
    - → Hindi: अयतोल्लाह (aytollāh)
  - → French: ayatollah
  - → Italian: ayatollah
  - → Romanian: ayatollah
- Tajik: оятуллоҳ (oyatulloh)
- → Bengali: আয়াতুল্লাহ (aẏatullah)
- → Hindustani
  - Hindi: आयतुल्लाह (āytullāh)
  - Urdu: آیَتُ ٱللہ (āyatu llāh)

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