noun
Origin: Ar, lit., sign of God < āyat, sign + Allah, Allah
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Persian āyatollāh
Origin: , from Arabic ’āyatu llāh, sign of God
Origin: : ’āyatu
Origin: , bound form of ’āya, sign, Koranic verse; see אwy in Semitic roots
Origin: + allāh, Allah; see Allah
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