مردمی

Persian

Etymology

(mardom, “people”) +‎ (-i).

Pronunciation

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

(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)

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]‎:
  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)

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