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⟩).
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