خمینی

See also: خميني

Persian

Etymology

From (xumayn / xomeyn, “Khomeyn”, a town in Iran) +‎ (-ī / -i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xu.maj.ˈniː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.mäj.níː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.mäj.níː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.mäj.ní]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.mej.níː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.mäj.ní]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xumaynī
Dari reading^?	xumaynī
Iranian reading^?	xomeyni
Tajik reading^?	xumayni

Proper noun

خمینی • (xumaynī / xomeyni) (Tajik spelling Хумайнӣ)

a surname, Khomeyni or Khomeini

Descendants

→ Arabic: خُمَيْنِيّ (ḵumayniyy) (transliteration)
→ Turkish: Humeyni
→ Uzbek: Xumayniy