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ayatollah
 
SYLLABICATION:a·ya·tol·lah
PRONUNCIATION:  y-tl, -t-lä
NOUN: Islam 1. A high-ranking Shiite religious authority regarded as worthy of imitation in matters of religious law and interpretation. 2. Used as a title for such a leader.
ETYMOLOGY:Persian yatollh, from Arabic ’yatu llh, sign of God : ’yatu, bound form of ’ya, sign, Koranic verse; see wy in Appendix II + allh, Allah; see Allah.
 
 
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