ayətullah

== Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Persian آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (āyatu-l-lāh), from Arabic آيَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ (ʔāyatu llāhi, “sign of God”), from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === ayətullah (definite accusative ayətullahı, plural ayətullahlar) (Shia Islam) ayatollah (a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism) (colloquial) An authority on any subject. ==== Declension ==== === References === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “ayətullah”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 178