Ahmadinejad
English
Alternative forms
- Ahmadinezhad
Etymology
From Persian احمدینژاد (ahmadi-nežâd).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɑːməˈdiːnəʒæd/, /ˌɑːməˈdiːnədʒæd/
Proper noun
Ahmadinejad
- A surname from Persian, notably borne by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Usage notes
- The use of "j" for Persian letter ژ pronounced [ʒ] is, strictly speaking, inaccurate, normally a digraph "zh" is used. Letter "j" is normally used for letter ج, pronounced [dʒ]
- The hyphen "-" in the Persian transliteration "ahmadi-nežâd" represents an invisible zero-width non-joiner between letters ی and ن, which make the letters appear disconnected. Without it, they would appear connected - احمدینژاد.
Translations
Persian surname
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