transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈrän, -ˈran; ī-ˈran ]
geographical name
or especially formerly Per·sia ˈpər-zhə, especially Brit -shə
country SW Asia bordering in N on Caspian Sea & in S on Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman; an Islamic republic since 1979, formerly an empire capital Tehran area 635,932 square miles (1,647,064 square kilometers ), population 59,570,000
• Irani -ˈrä-nē, -ˈra- adjective or noun