حامی

Persian

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɑː.míː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.míː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.mí]

Readings
Classical reading? hāmī
Dari reading? hāmī
Iranian reading? hâmi
Tajik reading? homi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حامٍ (ḥāmin).

Noun

حامی • (hâmi) (plural حامی‌ها (hâmi-hâ) or حامیان (hâmiân))

  1. supporter, advocate, protector
    Synonyms: پارتی (pârti), طرفدار (tarafdâr)
  2. sponsor, patron
    Synonyms: پشتیبان (poštibân), مدافع (modâfe'), ضامن (zâmen)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَامِيّ (ḥāmiyy). By surface analysis, حام (hâm) +‎ ـی (-i).

Adjective

حامی • (hâmi)

  1. Hamitic

Noun

حامی • (hâmi)

  1. Hamite

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian حامی (hāmī), from Arabic حامٍ (ḥāmin).

Noun

حامِی • (hāmī) m (Hindi spelling हामी)

  1. supporter, defender, helper, ally

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَامِيّ (ḥāmiyy).

Proper noun

حامِی • (hāmī) m (Hindi spelling हामी)

  1. A person from the lineage of Hām bin Nūh
  2. A group of African languages including Egyptian and the Berber languages
  3. A black person

References
  • “حامی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “حامی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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