Chomeini

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خمینی (xomeyni), from خمین (xomeyn, “Khomein, a town in Iran”) and the suffix ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xoˈmɛɪ̯ni/ (usual; with idiolectal variants)

Proper noun

Chomeini m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Chomeinis or (with an article) Chomeini, feminine genitive Chomeini, plural Chomeinis)

1. a surname, Khomeini, from Persian, notably borne by Ruhollah Khomeini

Declension

Declension of Chomeini [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Chomeini	(eine)	(die)	Chomeini	(die)	Chomeinis
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Chomeinis, Chomeini1	(einer)	(der)	Chomeini	(der)	Chomeinis
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Chomeini	(einer)	(der)	Chomeini	(den)	Chomeinis
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Chomeini	(eine)	(die)	Chomeini	(die)	Chomeinis

¹With an article.

See also

• Chamenei