| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Plural | ayatollahs |
| Afrikaans | ajatolla |
|---|---|
| Czech | ájatolláh |
| Danish | ayatollah |
| Dutch | ayatollah |
| Esperanto | ajatolo; ajatolaho |
| Finnish | ajatollah |
| French | ayatollah |
| German | Ajatollah |
| Greek | αγιατολάχ |
| Hungarian | ajatollah |
| Italian | aiatollà |
| Norwegian | ayatollah |
| Polish | ajatollah |
| Portuguese | aiatola |
| Russian | аятолла |
| Scots | ayatollah |
| Spanish | ayatolá; ayatola |
| Swedish | ayatolla |
| Thai | อายะตุลลอฮ์ |
| Turkish | ayetullah |
| Ukrainian | аятола |