خمینی

See also: خميني

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.mäj.níː]

• (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)

1. a surname, Khomeyni or Khomeini

Descendants

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