حامی

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.ˈmiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.míː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.míː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.míː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.mí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.míː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.mí]

Readings
Classical reading?	hāmī
Dari reading?	hāmī
Iranian reading?	hâmi
Tajik reading?	homi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حامٍ (ḥāmin).

Noun

حامی • (hâmi) (plural حامی‌ها (hâmi-hâ) or حامیان (hâmiân))

1. supporter, advocate, protector

   Synonyms: پارتی (pârti), طرفدار (tarafdâr)

2. sponsor, patron

   Synonyms: پشتیبان (poštibân), مدافع (modâfe'), ضامن (zâmen)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَامِيّ (ḥāmiyy). By surface analysis, حام (hâm) +‎ ـی (-i).

Adjective

حامی • (hâmi)

1. Hamitic

Noun

حامی • (hâmi)

1. Hamite

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.miː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian حامی (hāmī), from Arabic حامٍ (ḥāmin).

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 (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “حامی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.