a ‧ ya ‧ tol ‧ lah /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə $ -ˈtoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: Arabic ayatullah 'sign of god' ]
a religious leader of the Shiite Muslims, especially a very powerful one
a ‧ ya ‧ tol ‧ lah /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə $ -ˈtoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: Arabic ayatullah 'sign of god' ]
a religious leader of the Shiite Muslims, especially a very powerful one
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012