Where does “آیت‌الله” come from?

آیت‌الله (Persian) comes from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه — sign of God.

آیت‌الله (Persian): ayatollah; Ayatollah

Definitions

  1. ayatollah; Ayatollah

Ancestry of “آیت‌الله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicآيَةُ اللّٰهsign of God

Words derived from “آیت‌الله

Every word from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه