اهل سنت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَهْل السُّنَّة (ʔahl as-sunna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈah.li sun.ˈnat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ˈäɦ.lɪ sʊn.nǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ˈäɦ.lɪ sʊn.nǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ˈɑː.lɪ sʊn.nǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ˈɔː.li sun.nǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ˈæɦ.le son.nǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ˈäɦ.li sun.nǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	ahl-i sunnat
Dari reading?	ahl-i sunnat
Iranian reading?	ahl-e sonnat
Tajik reading?	ahl-i sunnat

Proper noun

اهل سنت • (ahl-e sonnat)

1. the Sunnis

See also

• اباضیان (ebâziyân, “Ibadis”)
• شیعه (ši'e, “the Shia”)