Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian رومی (rūmī), ultimately from Arabic رُومِيّ (rūmiyy). By surface analysis, রূম (rum) +‎ -ঈ (-i). Compare Hindustani رومی (romī) / रूमी (rūmī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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রূমী (rumi) (objective রূমী (rumi) or রূমীকে (rumike), genitive রূমীর (rumir))

  1. Byzantine, Roman.
    Synonym: রোমান (rōman)

Proper noun

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রূমী (rumi)

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Rumi