ـنژاد

Persian

Etymology

From نژاد (nežâd, “race; (archaic) lineage”). See there for more details.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [.ni.ˈʒɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.nɪ.ʒɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.nɪ.ʒɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [.nɪ.ʒɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [.ni.ʒɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [.ne.ʒɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [.ni.ʒɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?
Dari reading?
Iranian reading?
Tajik reading?

Suffix

ـنژاد • (-nežâd)

1. a suffix forming surnames

Derived terms

• احمدی‌نژاد (ahmadi-nežâd)