Borrowed from Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”), from آيَة (ʔāya, “sign”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”).
ئايەتۇللا • (ayetulla) (plural ئايەتۇللىلار (ayetullilar))