আয়াতুল্লাহ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آیَتُ‌اللّٰه (āyatu-l-lāh), from Arabic آيَةُ الله (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”). Compare Hindustani آیَتُ ٱللہ / आयतुल्लाह (āyatullāh).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ae̯at̪ulːa(h)/, [ˈae̯at̪ulːa(h)], /ae̯at̪olːa(h)/, [ˈae̯at̪olːa(h)]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ae̯at̪ulːa(h)/, [ˈae̯at̪ulːa(h)], /ae̯at̪olːa(h)/, [ˈae̯at̪olːa(h)]

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Noun

আয়াতুল্লাহ • (aẏatullah)

1. ayatollah

Proper noun

আয়াতুল্লাহ • (aẏatullah)

1. a male given name, Ayatullah, from Arabic, equivalent to English Ayatollah