Etymology

Omani

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Today it means: A person from Oman or of Omani descent. Full definition →

Urdu ـی (-ī) ← Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ← Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ.
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The story

  1. Arabicعُمَان (ʕumān)
  2. EnglishOman
  3. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  4. Hebrew־י (-i)
  5. Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
  6. Middle Persianig
  7. Persianـی (-ī)
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
  9. Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
  10. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
  11. Urduـی (-ī)
  12. English todayOmani

From Oman + -i. Compare also Arabic عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy).

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