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رومی

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See also: رومي

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Readings
Classical reading? rōmī
Dari reading? rōmī
Iranian reading? rumi
Tajik reading? rümi

Noun

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رومی (rumi, rômi) (plural رومیان (rumi, rômiân) or رومی‌ها (rumi, rômi-hâ))

  1. Roman

Usage notes

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  • 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

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رومی (rumi)

  1. Roman
  2. Byzantine
  3. (archaic) Greek
    اسکندر رومی (eskandar-e rumi, Alexander the Great, literally Alexander the Greek) (archaic)

Descendants

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  • Malay: Rumi, رومي
    • English: Rumi

References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1986). A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. OUP. p. 45.

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian رُومِی (rūmī), ultimately from Arabic رُومِيّ (rūmiyy). By surface analysis, رُوم (rūm) +‎ ـِی ().

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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رُومِی (rūmī) (Hindi spelling रूमी)

  1. of or belonging to Rūm,
  2. a native of Rūm,
  3. a Grecian,
  4. a Turk.

References

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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.