رومی

See also: رومي

Persian

Alternative forms

• رومایی (rômâyi)

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]

• (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

Noun

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

1. Roman

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)

1. Roman
2. Byzantine
3. (archaic) Greek

   اسکندر رومی (eskandar-e rumi, “Alexander the Great”, literally “Alexander the Greek”) (archaic)

Descendants

• → Malay: Rumi, رومي
  • → English: Rumi

References

• 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)

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

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “رومی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 607

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.