رومی

See also: رومي‎

Persian

Alternative forms
  • رومایی‎ (rômâyi)[1]

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɾɵˈmi/

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