阿亚图拉

阿亞圖拉

āyàtúlā

noun #32,177

Meanings

1 ayatollah (high-ranking Shi'a Muslim cleric)

Characters

(prefix used phonetically for 'A-')

second, Asia (used phonetically for 'ya')

picture, plan (used phonetically for 'to/tu')

to pull (used phonetically for '-llah')

Examples

阿亚图拉是伊朗什叶派的最高宗教头衔之一。

āyàtúlā shì Yīlǎng shíyèpài de zuìgāo zōngjiào tóuxián zhī yī.

Ayatollah is one of the highest religious titles in Iranian Shia Islam.

阿亚图拉霍梅尼是伊朗革命的领导人。

āyàtúlā Huòméiní shì Yīlǎng gémìng de lǐngdǎorén.

Ayatollah Khomeini was the leader of the Iranian Revolution.

Tips

culture

Phonetic transliteration of Arabic آية الله (Ayatollah, literally 'sign of God') — a clerical title in Twelver Shia Islam, awarded to senior religious scholars. Most famous bearers: Ayatollah Khomeini (霍梅尼), founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his successor Ayatollah Khamenei (哈梅内伊).

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Used neutrally as a title in news writing — Chinese journalists treat it like 'pope' or 'cardinal', not as slang or politically loaded.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

亚 Yà

图 tú

拉 lā