خامنه‌ای

Persian

Etymology

From خامنه (xâmene, “Khamaneh”, a town in Iran) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ma.na.ˈʔiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.mä.nä.ʔíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.mä.nä.ʔíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.mä.nä.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.mä.nä.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.mene.ʔíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.mä.nä.ʔí]

Readings
Classical reading?	xāmana-'ī
Dari reading?	xāmana-'ī
Iranian reading?	xâmene-'i
Tajik reading?	xomana-ʾī

Proper noun

Dari	خامنه‌ای
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Хоманаӣ

خامنه‌ای • (xâmene-'i)

1. a surname, Khamenei

Descendants

• → Arabic: → خَامِنَئِيّ (ḵāminaʔiyy) (transliteration)
• → Turkish: Hamenei
• → Uzbek: Xomanaiy