علیرضا

Persian

Etymology

From the name of 8th Shi'ite Imam علی ('ali) and his title رضا (reza). ʿAlī al-Riḍā is the only Imam buried in the Persian-speaking world, which led to the popularity of the name.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔa.liː.ɾi.ˈzaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.liː.ɾɪ.zɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.liː.ɾɪ.zɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li.ɾi.zɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.liː.ɹe.zɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li.ɾi.zɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	alīrizā
Dari reading^?	alīrizā
Iranian reading^?	alirezâ
Tajik reading^?	alirizo

Proper noun

علیرضا • (alīrīzā / alirizâ) (Tajik spelling Алиризо)

a male given name, equivalent to English Alireza

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Əlirza
→ English: Alireza