رومی

رومی

See also: رومي‎

Persian

Alternative forms

• رومایی‎ (rômâyî)[1]

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُومِي‎ (rūmī) (or directly from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭣𐭩𐭪‎ (Hrōmāyīg, “Greek, Byzantine, Roman”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾoːˈmiː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾoːˈmiː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾuːˈmiː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɾɵˈmi/

Noun

رومی • (rumi; rômî) (plural رومیان‎ (rumi; rômîân) or رومی‌ها‎ (rumi; rômî-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

1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “رومایی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press