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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English and Old English , from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu , from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō under influence from Late Latin Rōma ( “ Rome ; Constantinople ; Roman Empire ” ) , from Latin Rōma ( “ Rome ” ) .
Proper noun
Rum
( obsolete or archaic ) Alternative form of Rome , the capital of Italy .
Etymology 2
From Seljuk Old Anatolian Turkish and Ottoman Turkish روم ( Rum , “ Rome ; Byzantine Empire ; central Anatolia ” ) , from Arabic رُوم ( Rūm , “ Rome ; Byzantine Empire ” ) , from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 ( Hrom ) , from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμανία ( Rhōmanía , “ Byzantine Empire ” ) , from Latin Romani ( “ Romans ” ) , from Roma ( “ Rome ” ) . Doublet of Rome .
Proper noun
Rum
( historical ) An eyalet in the Ottoman Empire .
( historical ) A former polity in Anatolia , a Seljuk sultanate .
( archaic ) Synonym of Anatolia and the Byzantine Empire in historical Turkish contexts .
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Rum
Alternative form of Rùm , an island of the Inner Hebrides , Highland council area, Scotland , United Kingdom .
Anagrams
German
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English rum .
Pronunciation
Noun
Rum m (strong , genitive Rums , no plural )
rum
Declension
Descendants
→ Czech: rum
→ Hungarian: rum
→ Romanian: rom
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Rum n (proper noun , genitive Rums or ( optionally with an article ) Rum )
A market town in Tyrol , Austria
A village in Vas County , Hungary
Etymology 3
From Ottoman Turkish روم ( Rum ) , q.v.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rum n (proper noun , strong , genitive Rums )
( historical ) Synonym of Anatolien , a region of southwestern Asia , in historical Turkish contexts .
( historical ) Synonym of Byzanz , a former polity in Europe and Asia , in historical Turkish contexts .
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
“Rum ” in Duden online
“Rum ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Malay
Etymology
Borrowing from Persian روم or Arabic روم ( Rūm ) , from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 ( Hrom ) , from Ancient Greek Ῥώμη ( Rhṓmē ) , from Latin Roma ( “ Rome ” ) .
Proper noun
Rum (Jawi spelling روم )
Rome (the capital of Italy )
Derived terms
References
Crawford, John (1852 ) A Grammar and Dictionary of the Malay Language , London: Smith, Elder, & Co., page 153
Pijnappel, Jan (1875 ) “روم roem ”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek , John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 12
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901 ) “روم rum ”, in A Malay-English dictionary , Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 350
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932 ) “Rum ”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised) , volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 353
Rohingya
Proper noun
Rum
Rome
Swahili
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish روم ( Rum , “ Rome ; Byzantine Empire ; central Anatolia ” ) , from Seljuk Old Anatolian Turkish and Arabic رُوم ( Rūm , “ Rome ; Byzantine Empire ” ) , from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 ( Hrom ) , from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμανία ( Rhōmanía , “ Byzantine Empire ” ) , from Latin Romani ( “ Romans ” ) , from Roma ( “ Rome ” ) .
Proper noun
Rum
( archaic ) Synonym of Uturuki : Turkey (a country in Europe and Asia )
( archaic , historical ) Ottoman Empire (a former polity in Europe , Asia and Africa )
Derived terms
References
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish روم ( Rum , “ Rome ; Byzantine Empire ; central Anatolia ” ) , from Seljuk Old Anatolian Turkish and Arabic رُوم ( Rūm , “ Rome ; Byzantine Empire ” ) , from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 ( Hrom ) , from Byzantine Greek Ῥώμη ( Rhṓmē , “ Rome ” ) and Ῥωμανία ( Rhōmanía , “ Byzantine Empire ” ) , from Latin Romani ( “ Romans ” ) , from Roma ( “ Rome ” ) of uncertain origin. Doublet of Roma .
Proper noun
Rum
A Greek person living in Muslim countries, especially in Turkey (now chiefly in Istanbul , Izmir , Thrace and Pontus ) and Cyprus .
( dated ) Any Greek person
( historical ) Byzantine , a native of Byzantine Empire
( archaic , historical ) The former lands of the Byzantine Empire , particularly central Anatolia
Declension
Adjective
Rum (uncomparable )
Turco-Greek , of or related to the Rumlar , ethnic Greeks living in Turkey and Cyprus
eski Rum evleri the old Greek houses
References