حامی

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian حامی‎ (hāmī), from Arabic حَامَى‎ (ḥāmā).

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 (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “حامی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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