| 释义 |
Omani, n. and a.|əʊˈmɑːnɪ|
Also 9 Omanee, Omany.
[Arab., f. Oman name of a coastal region in the south-east of the Arabian peninsula + -i adj. suffix.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Oman.
B. adj. Also in form Oman (the place-name used attrib.). Of or pertaining to Oman or its inhabitants.
c1819F. Warden in Sel. Rec. Bombay Govt. (1856) No. 24, 433 It would give the Omanees sufficient time to unite and assemble for their general defence. 1819― in Ibid. 44 It is probable that the Oman Chiefs of the Hinavi tribe will..return to their former relations with the Imaum. 1838J. R. Wellsted Trav. Arabia I. ii. 16 In consequence of the difference in their faith, the Omán Arabs and Persians seldom intermarry. Ibid. xix. 292 The Omány in all ages is celebrated in the songs of the Arabs as the fleetest. 1865W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia II. xv. 256 The principal family whose chiefs headed the original settlement was, according to 'Omānee tradition, that of the Ya'aribah. Ibid. 262 These new hostilities on the part of Islam suggested to the sectarian 'Omānees the expediency of new measures. 1871G. P. Badger Hist. of Imâms & Seyyids of Omân p. xvii, A battle was fought in which the 'Omânis were defeated with great loss. Ibid. p. xxxvii, In order to test the pluck of the 'Omâny sovereign..he sent him a viciously restive horse. 1928A. T. Wilson Persian Gulf xii. 174 The inhabitants virtually deserted the island, by this means bringing the Omani occupation to an end. A year or two later..the Omanis seized certain islands off the Persian coast. 1931E. Waugh Remote People 165 Instead of the cultured, rather decadent aristocracy of the Oman Arabs, we have given them [sc. the Zanzibar Islanders] a caste of just, soap-loving young men with public school blazers. 1973Nat. Geographic Feb. 209/1 Omanis danced in the streets for days. 1973Times 15 Feb. 7/1 He saw in Muscat an Omani whom he recognized as having served as a political commissar in..Dhufar in 1971. 1973Black Panther 4 Aug. 11/2 The struggle of the Oman people has..had wide success in the building of institutions to insure the people's survival. 1974Times 18 Jan. 15/4 The ‘Red Line’ is the name given by the Omani guerrillas to the road linking the town of Salalah..to the Omani capital Muscat. |