Ahmadinejad

English

Alternative forms

• Ahmadinezhad

Etymology

From Iranian Persian احمدی‌نژاد (ahmadi-nežâd).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːməˈdiːnəʒæd/, /ˌɑːməˈdiːnədʒæd/

Proper noun

Ahmadinejad

1. A surname from Persian, notably borne by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Usage notes

• ⟨j⟩ is typically used to transcribe ج (pronounced /d͡ʒ/), but here it represents ژ (pronounced /ʒ/ and typically transcribed ⟨zh⟩).