Khamenei

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Khamenei

/ˌkɑː.məˈneɪ/ UK
/kəˈmeɪ.niː/ UK
/xɑːˈmeɪ.niː/ UK
/ˈxɑː.meɪˌneɪ/ UK
/ˌxɑː.məˈneɪ/ UK
/ˌxɑːməˈniː/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪ, -iː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Iranian Persian خامِنِهای (xâmene-i).

proper noun

A surname from Persian, notably borne by the Khamenei family.

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name Persian surname

Español	Jameneí
日本語	ハーメネイー Hāmeneī
中文	哈梅內伊 /哈梅内伊 Hāméinèiyī
हिन्दी	खामनई khāmnaī
Português	Khamenei
Deutsch	Chamenei
Русский	Хаменеи́ Xamɛnɛí
العربية	خَامِنَئِيّ ḵāminaʔiyy

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@misc{khamenei_2026,
  title = {Khamenei},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khamenei},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}