"ayatollah" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /a.ja.tɔ.la/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-ayatollah.wav Forms: ayatollahs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”, from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|fa-ira|آیتالله|tr=âyatollâh}} Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), {{af|ar|آيَة|اللّٰه|nocat=1|t1=sign|t2=God}} آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”), {{der|fr|ar|آيَةُ اللّٰه|pos=from <i class="Arab mention" lang="ar">آيَة</i> (ʔāya, “sign”) + <i class="Arab mention" lang="ar">اللّٰه</i> (allāh, “God”)|t=sign of God}} Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”, from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs)
  1. (Islam) ayatollah Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-ayatollah-fr-noun-DXUhJC1j Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) strong proponent of something; person behaving tyrannically and despotically in a particular matter Tags: derogatory, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-ayatollah-fr-noun-EPRRUhGn Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

Inflected forms

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