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阿亞圖拉

简阿亚图拉 · 繁阿亞圖拉

Mandarin · pinyin ā yà tú lā

ayatollah (religious leader in Shia Islam)

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
亞: Look up this written character
圖: Look up this written character
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
亚: yà · Asia; second
图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture

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1–4–2–1 · a1 ya4 tu2 la1

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aa3 aa3 tou4 laai1

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noun

(Islam) ayatollah (a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism)

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