Rumi

See also: rumi, rǔmí, and rùmí

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Rumi, ultimately derived from Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹuːmiː/
• Hyphenation: Ru‧mi

Proper noun

Rumi

1. The Latin alphabet or writing system used for Malay and Indonesian.

Translations

an alphabet

• Malay: Rumi (ms)

  Jawi: رومي

• Russian: ру́ми m (rúmi)

Anagrams

• Muir, muri, rimu

Malay

Alternative forms

• رومي.

Etymology

From Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rumi/
• Rhymes: -umi, -mi, -i

Proper noun

Rumi (Jawi spelling رومي)

1. Ellipsis of tulisan Rumi, the Latin alphabet adopted for Malay since the 19th century.

   Coordinate term: Jawi

Adjective

Rumi (Jawi spelling رومي)

1. of or from Rome
2. pertaining to either Roman Empire or the split Byzantine Empire

   Synonym: Rumawi

Related terms

• Rum

Descendants

• → English: Rumi

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “رومي rumi”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎^[1], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 350
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Rumi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎^[2], volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 353