Rumi

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

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

Rumi

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

• Muir, muri, rimu

• رومي.

From Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).

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

Rumi (Jawi spelling رومي)

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

   Coordinate term: Jawi

Rumi (Jawi spelling رومي)

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

   Synonym: Rumawi

• Rum

• → English: Rumi

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