مردمی

Persian

Etymology

مردم (mardom, “people”) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ʊ.míː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ʊ.míː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ʊ.míː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪u.mí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹ.d̪o.míː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪u.mí]

Readings
Classical reading?	mardumī
Dari reading?	mardumī
Iranian reading?	mardomi
Tajik reading?	mardumi

Noun

مردمی • (mardomi)

1. humaneness, courtesy; quality of being a good person

   Synonyms: انسانیت (ensâniyat), آدمیت (âdamiyat)

   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The tale of the Akwān Dēw”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[1]:

     هرانکو گذشت از ره مردمی
     ز دیوان شمر مشمر از آدمی

     har ān k-ō guḏašt az rah-i mardumī
     zi dēwān šumar mašumar az ādamī

     Whoever leaves the proper path of humanity:
     Count him as among the demons, do not consider him a human.

     (Classical Persian romanization)