Meanings
nounOmani (plural Omanis)
plural Omanis
- A person from Oman or of Omani descent.
Most of the three- and four-story white-washed buildings that we passed were built of pink coraline, which is both plentiful and fractile, and date back centuries to when Omanis and Indians based on Zanzibar dominated the African East Coast trade.
1997 March 30, Paula Budlong Cronin, “Unexpected Zanzibar”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2020
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Arabicعُمَان (ʕumān)
- EnglishOman
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Hebrew־י (-i)
- Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
- Middle Persianig
- Persianـی (-ī)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
- Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
- Urduـی (-ī)
- EnglishOmani
From Oman + -i. Compare also Arabic عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عُمَانِيّ, عُمَانِيَّة
- عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy)person from Oman or of Omani descent
- عُمَانِيَّة (ʕumāniyya)person from Oman or of Omani descent
- عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy)Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Catalan omanita, omanita
- omanitaperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omanitaOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Czech Ománec, ománský
- Ománecperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- ománskýOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Danish omaner
- omanerperson from Oman or of Omani descent
Esperanto omanano, omananino
- omananoperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omananinoperson from Oman or of Omani descent
Finnish omanilainen, omanilainen
- omanilainenperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omanilainenOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
French Omanais, Omanaise
- Omanaisperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- Omanaiseperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omanaisOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
German Omaner, Omanerin
- Omanerperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- Omanerinperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omanischOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Hindi ओमानी, ओमानी
- ओमानी (omānī)person from Oman or of Omani descent
- ओमानी (omānī)Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Hungarian ománi, ománi
- omániperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omániOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Irish Ómanach, Ómanach
- Ómanachperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- ÓmanachOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Italian omanita
- omanitaOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Latvian omānietis, omāniete
- omānietisperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omānieteperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omāniešuOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Norwegian Bokmål omaner, omansk
- omanerperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omanskOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Polish Omańczyk, Omanka
- Omańczykperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- Omankaperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omańskiOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Portuguese omanita, omani
- omanitaperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omaniperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omanitaOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
- omaniOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
- omanianoOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Romanian omanez, omaneză
- omanezperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omanezăperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omanezOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Russian ома́нец, ома́нка
- ома́нец (ománec)person from Oman or of Omani descent
- ома́нка (ománka)person from Oman or of Omani descent
- ома́нский (ománskij)Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Spanish omaní, omaní
- omaníperson from Oman or of Omani descent
- omaníOf, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
Swahili Mwomani
- Mwomaniperson from Oman or of Omani descent
Swedish omanier
- omanierperson from Oman or of Omani descent
Turkish Ummanlı
- Ummanlıperson from Oman or of Omani descent
Ukrainian ома́нський
- ома́нський (ománsʹkyj)Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
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Cite this entry
APA
Omani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Omani
MLA
“Omani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Omani. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Omani,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Omani.
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