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Chinese
Etymology
Unknown. A review of the etymological proposals for this word has been written by Zhang Xushan, favoring a derivation from Sogdian 𐽃𐽀𐼴𐼺 (Frūm), 𐫂𐫡𐫀𐫇𐫖 (Frūm, Frōm, “Rome, Byzantium”) or Khwarezmian (Frōm), which are akin to Parthian 𐫜𐫡𐫇𐫖 (Frōm), Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 (Hrōm, “Rome; Byzantine”), and Old Armenian Հռովմ (Hṙovm), all of which are ultimately from Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), itself originally from Latin Roma, which would thus make it a doublet of 羅馬 / 罗马 (Luómǎ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
拂菻
- (obsolete) Byzantium
Synonyms
References
- Gharib, B. (1995) “frwm”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 156a
- Gharib, B. (1995) “βrʾwm”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 107b