रूमी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رومی (rūmī), ultimately from Arabic رُومِيّ (rūmiyy). By surface analysis, रूम (rūm) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾuː.miː/

Adjective

रूमी • (rūmī) (Urdu spelling رُومی)

1. of or belonging to Rūm,
2. a native of Rūm,
3. a Grecian,
4. a Turk.

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “रूमी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 607

2=717 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.S. W. Fallon (1879) “रूमी”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.