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Shamkhani

Shamkhani proper noun: a surname from Persian.

Proper noun

Shamkhani (plural Shamkhanis)

  1. A surname from Persian.
    • Other targets included the secretary of Iran’s newly established Defence Council, Ali Shamkani,^([sic – meaning Ali Shamkhani]) and the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, Ali Larijani, according to the Israeli sources.2026 February 28, Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, “Israeli strikes targeted Iranian supreme leader and president, among others, sources say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2026

Forms of Shamkhani

pluralShamkhanis

Origin of Shamkhani

Borrowed from Persian شمخانی.

Questions about Shamkhani

What does Shamkhani mean?
Shamkhani means a surname from Persian.
What part of speech is Shamkhani?
Shamkhani is a proper noun.

Words near Shamkhani in the dictionary

  1. shamisens
  2. shamixanthone
  3. shamixanthones
  4. shamiyanah
  5. shamiyanahs
  6. Shamkhani
  7. Shamkhanis
  8. shamla
  9. shamlas
  10. Shamli
  11. shamma

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