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ayatollah
English
Alternative forms
- ayatolla
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ????????? (âyatollâh), from Arabic ????? ??????? (??yatu ll?h, “sign of God”), from ????? (??ya, “sign”) + ??????? (all?h, “God”).
Noun
ayatollah (plural ayatollahs)
- A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
- (colloquial) An authority on any subject.
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ????????? (âyatollâh), from Arabic ????? ??????? (??yatu ll?h, “sign of God”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?.ja??t?.la?/
- Hyphenation: aya?tol?lah
Noun
ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs, diminutive ayatollaatje n)
- A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
- Highest grade of theological scholarship in Shi'ism.
- (by extension) A (thought) leader or key figure in general.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ????????? (âyatollâh), from Arabic ????? ??????? (??yatu ll?h, “sign of God”), from ????? (??ya, “sign”) + ??????? (all?h, “God”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ja.t?.la/
Noun
ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs)
- ayatollah
- (figuratively, derogatory) strong proponent of something; person behaving tyrannically and despotically in a particular matter
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ????????? (âyatollâh), from Arabic ????? ??????? (??yatu ll?h, “sign of God”), from ????? (??ya, “sign”) + ??????? (all?h, “God”).
Noun
ayatollah m (invariable)
- ayatollah
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
ayatollah m
- form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by ayatolla
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
ayatollah m
- form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by ayatolla
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shah
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Persian ???? (šâh), from Middle Persian ????????????????? (š?h), from Old Persian ???? (XŠ /xš?ya?iya/). Doublet of check. More at chess.
Alternative forms
- schah (archaic)
- šâh, š?h, sh?h, s?h??h (all rare)
Noun
shah (plural shahs)
- A king of Persia or Iran.
- A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.
Usage notes
The wife of the last shah of Iran used the title shahbanu, which was translated as empress into English.
Derived terms
- shahdom
Related terms
- shahanshah
- shahi
- Shahmukhi
Translations
Etymology 2
From Ukrainian ??? (šah).
Noun
shah (plural shahs or shahy or shahiv)
- (historical) A Ukrainian monetary unit.
Translations
Anagrams
- Hash, ahhs, hahs, hash
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ???? (shâh), from Persian ???? (shâh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?a]
Noun
shah m
- chess
French
Etymology
From Persian
Noun
shah m (plural shahs)
- Alternative spelling of schah
Further reading
- “shah” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
South Slavey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ah/
Noun
shah
- Fort Liard form of sah
References
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, ?ISBN, page 37
Swedish
Etymology
From Persian ???? (š?h), from Middle Persian ????????????????? (š?h), from Old Persian ???? (xš?ya?iya).
Noun
shah c
- a shah; a king of Persia
Declension
Related terms
- schack
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