آية الله

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “sign of God”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.jat alˤ.lˤaːh/

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-l-lāh), آیَةُاللّٰه (āyatu-l-lāh) (archaic spelling)
- (through Iranian Persian)
  - → Dutch: ayatollah
  - → English: ayatollah
    → Hindi: अयतोल्लाह (aytollāh)
  - → French: ayatollah
  - → Italian: ayatollah
  - → Romanian: ayatollah
- → Azerbaijani: ayətullah
- → Bengali: আয়াতুল্লাহ (aẏatullah)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: आयतुल्लाह (āytullāh)
  Urdu: آیَتُ ٱللہ (āyatu llāh)