ajatollah

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Persian آیت‌الله (âyatollâh). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑtolːɑh/, [ˈɑ̝jɑ̝ˌt̪o̞lːɑ̝h] Rhymes: -olːɑh Syllabification(key): a‧ja‧tol‧lah Hyphenation(key): aja‧tol‧lah === Noun === ajatollah ayatollah ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “ajatollah”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (âyato-l-lâh), from Classical Persian آیَةُاللّٰه (āyatu-l-lāh), from Arabic آيَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ (ʔāyatu llāhi, “sign of God”), from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) +‎ اللّٰه (allāh, “God”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒjɒtolːɒx], [ˈɒjɒtolːɒ] Rhymes: -aːl Hyphenation: aja‧tol‧lah Syllabification: a‧ja‧tol‧lah === Noun === ajatollah (plural ajatollahok or ajatolláhk) (Shia Islam) ayatollah (religious leader in Twelverism) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === ajatollah and (with subscription) ajatollah in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.2), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development). ajatollah in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.jaˈtɔl.lax/ Rhymes: -ɔllax Syllabification: a‧ja‧tol‧lah === Noun === ajatollah m pers (Shia Islam) ayatollah (honorific title) (Shia Islam) ayatollah (religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “ajatollah”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “ajatollah”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)