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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭣𐭩𐭪 (Hrōmāyīg, “Greek, Byzantine, Roman”). Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 (Hrom) being the Middle Persian term for Rome and Middle Persian 𐭩𐭪 (-ig) being the suffix which forms adjectives of relation.
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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rōmī
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Dari reading?
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rōmī
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Iranian reading?
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rumi
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Tajik reading?
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rümi
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Noun
رومی • (rumi, rômi) (plural رومیان (rumi, rômiân) or رومیها (rumi, rômi-hâ))
- Roman
Usage notes
- In Dari Persian, this word can be used for someone from the modern-day city of Rome. In Iranian Persian this word is used for ancient Rome exclusively and the spelling رُمی (romi) is instead used for the residents of the city.
Adjective
رومی • (rumi)
- Roman
- Byzantine
- (archaic) Greek
- اسکندر رومی (eskandar-e rumi, “Alexander the Great”, literally “Alexander the Greek”) (archaic)
Descendants
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1986). A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. OUP. p. 45.
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رُومِی (rūmī), ultimately from Arabic رُومِيّ (rūmiyy). By surface analysis, رُوم (rūm) + ـِی (-ī).
Pronunciation
Adjective
رُومِی • (rūmī) (Hindi spelling रूमी)
- of or belonging to Rūm,
- a native of Rūm,
- a Grecian,
- a Turk.
References
2=717 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.S. W. Fallon (1879) “رومی”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.