Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marjaiya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-jaiya
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The supreme religious body of ayatollahs in Shi'ism.

Example Sentences

"The role of the marjaiya is to be the protector of the rights of society."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْجِعِيَّة (marjiʕiyya)

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مَرْجِعِيَّة, ر ج ع

Questions

What does marjaiya mean?: The supreme religious body of ayatollahs in Shi'ism.
Where does marjaiya come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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