Rumi

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See also: rumi, rǔmí, and rùmí

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Rumi, ultimately derived from Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹuːmiː/
  • Hyphenation: Ru‧mi

Proper noun

Rumi

  1. The Latin alphabet or writing system used for Malay and Indonesian.

Translations

Anagrams

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rumi (Jawi spelling رومي)

  1. Ellipsis of tulisan Rumi, the Latin alphabet adopted for Malay since the 19th century.
    Coordinate term: Jawi

Adjective

Rumi (Jawi spelling رومي)

  1. of or from Rome
  2. pertaining to either Roman Empire or the split Byzantine Empire
    Synonym: Rumawi

Related terms

Descendants

  • → English: Rumi

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “رومي rumi”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 350
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Rumi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎, volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 353
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