رومی

See also: رومي‎

Persian

Alternative forms

رومایی‎ (rōmāyī)[1]

Etymology

From ‎ (Rum) + ‎ (-i) or directly from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭣𐭩𐭪‎ (Hrōmāyīg, “Greek, Byzantine, Roman”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /ɾoːmiː/
(Dari): IPA^(key): /ɾoːmiː/
(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɾuːmiː/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /rɵːmiː/

Noun

رومی • (Rumi) (plural رومیان‎ (Rumiân) or رومی‌ها‎ (Rumi-hâ))

Roman

Adjective

رومی • (Rumi)

Roman
Byzantine
(archaic) Greek
اسکندر رومی‎ (Eskandar-e Rumi, “Alexander the Great”, literally “Alexander the Greek”) (archaic)

Descendants

→ Malay: Rumi, رومي‎
- → English: Rumi

References

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

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