رومی
See also: رومي
Persian
Alternative forms
- رومایی (rômâyi)[1]
Etymology
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
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɾoː.ˈmiː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [roː.míː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [roː.míː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ru.mí]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹuː.míː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾɵ.mí]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | rōmī |
Dari reading? | rōmī |
Iranian reading? | rumi |
Tajik reading? | rümī |
Usage notes
- 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
رومی • (rumi)
- Roman
- Byzantine
- (archaic) Greek
- اسکندر رومی (eskandar-e rumi, “Alexander the Great”, literally “Alexander the Greek”) (archaic)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “رومایی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1986). A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. OUP. p. 45.
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رومی (rūmī), ultimately from Arabic رُومِيّ (rūmiyy). By surface analysis, رُوم (rūm) + -ی (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾuː.miː/
Adjective
رُومِی • (rūmī) (Hindi spelling रूमी)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “رومی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 607
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