رفسنجانی

Persian

Etymology

From (rafsanjān / rafsanjân, “Rafsanjan”) +‎ (-ī / -i, suffix forming surnames).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /raf.san.d͡ʒaː.ˈniː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räf.sän.d͡ʒɑː.niː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [räf.sän.d͡ʒɑː.niː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [räf.sän.d͡ʒɔː.ni]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæf.sæn.d͡ʒɒː.niː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäf.sän.d͡ʒɔ.ni]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rafsanjānī
Dari reading^?	rafsanjānī
Iranian reading^?	rafsanjâni
Tajik reading^?	rafsanjoni

Proper noun

رفسنجانی • (rafsanjānī / rafsanjâni) (Tajik spelling Рафсанҷонӣ)

a surname, Rafsanjani
1. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the fourth president of Iran from 1989 to 1997