Roumin.

Brit.

/ˈruːmi/, U.S.

/ˈrumi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Rumi, 1700s– Roumi, 1800s Roomie, 1800s Roumee, 1800s Roumy, 1800s– Roomee. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Partly also a borrowing from Latin. Partly also a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Ottoman Turkish rūmi; Persian rūmī; Arabic rūmī; Latin Rumi; Italian Rumi.

Etymology: < Ottoman Turkish rūmi (Turkish rumi ), Persian rūmī inhabitant of the Ottoman Empire, and their etymon Arabic rūmī (noun) inhabitant of the Byzantine Empire or (in later use) of Greece, member of the Greek Orthodox Church, also (in extended use) foreigner in general, use as noun of rūmī (adjective) Byzantine, Greek, Greek Orthodox < rūm (collective noun) the inhabitants of the Byzantine Empire collectively ( < Byzantine Greek Ῥώμη Constantinople: see Rome n.) + -ī -i suffix². In early use via post-classical Latin Rumi (1511 in the passage translated in quot. a1576) and Italian Rumi (1517 or earlier in the Italian text corresponding to the Latin of 1511; compare also quot. 1630).

In Arabic-speaking countries: a non-Muslim European male; (formerly) spec. one from the European territories of the Ottoman Empire. Cf. Roumia n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > [noun]

Roumia1576

European1578

Feringhee1634

topi-wallah1826

continental1828

continentalist1834

Dutchman1857

Atlanticist1885

roundeye1955

mainland European1975

Euro1980

a1576 R. Eden tr. L. de Varthema Nauigation & Voy. vi. xiv, in R. Willes & R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Hist. Trauayle W. & E. Indies (1577) f. 401^v They affyrmed also, that there are certayne Christian kynges (whiche they call Rumi [L. Rumi]) of great power, confinyng or borderyng on the dominions of the great Turke.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 513 The Asians they [sc. the Ottoman Turks] terme after their owne name, Turks; but the Europians, Rumi, that is, Romans [It. Rumi, cioè Romani].

1799 J. Leyden Hist. Sketch Discov. & Settlem. Afr. iv. 28 Some of them [sc. Berber people] are still said to denominate Europeans or strangers by a name that sounds like Roumi.

a1817 J. L. Burckhardt Trav. Nubia (1819) 542 Such a misfortune had never been heard of in the time of the Islam, and before them no Roumy had ever come into these parts.

1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. iii. 74 Not but what our Roumis are brave fellows enough; better comrades no man could want.

1924 Public Opinion 27 June 619/3 The Roumis had got round the flanks and were attacking the Arab Camp.

1993 E. Burke Struggle & Survival Mod. Middle East. vii. 102 His sons, who are modern professionals, he regarded as roumis (Europeans).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roumi
释义	Roumin. Brit. /ˈruːmi/, U.S. /ˈrumi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Rumi, 1700s– Roumi, 1800s Roomie, 1800s Roumee, 1800s Roumy, 1800s– Roomee. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Partly also a borrowing from Latin. Partly also a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Ottoman Turkish rūmi; Persian rūmī; Arabic rūmī; Latin Rumi; Italian Rumi. Etymology: < Ottoman Turkish rūmi (Turkish rumi ), Persian rūmī inhabitant of the Ottoman Empire, and their etymon Arabic rūmī (noun) inhabitant of the Byzantine Empire or (in later use) of Greece, member of the Greek Orthodox Church, also (in extended use) foreigner in general, use as noun of rūmī (adjective) Byzantine, Greek, Greek Orthodox < rūm (collective noun) the inhabitants of the Byzantine Empire collectively ( < Byzantine Greek Ῥώμη Constantinople: see Rome n.) + -ī -i suffix². In early use via post-classical Latin Rumi (1511 in the passage translated in quot. a1576) and Italian Rumi (1517 or earlier in the Italian text corresponding to the Latin of 1511; compare also quot. 1630). In Arabic-speaking countries: a non-Muslim European male; (formerly) spec. one from the European territories of the Ottoman Empire. Cf. Roumia n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > [noun] Roumia1576 European1578 Feringhee1634 topi-wallah1826 continental1828 continentalist1834 Dutchman1857 Atlanticist1885 roundeye1955 mainland European1975 Euro1980 a1576 R. Eden tr. L. de Varthema Nauigation & Voy. vi. xiv, in R. Willes & R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Hist. Trauayle W. & E. Indies (1577) f. 401^v They affyrmed also, that there are certayne Christian kynges (whiche they call Rumi [L. Rumi]) of great power, confinyng or borderyng on the dominions of the great Turke. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 513 The Asians they [sc. the Ottoman Turks] terme after their owne name, Turks; but the Europians, Rumi, that is, Romans [It. Rumi, cioè Romani]. 1799 J. Leyden Hist. Sketch Discov. & Settlem. Afr. iv. 28 Some of them [sc. Berber people] are still said to denominate Europeans or strangers by a name that sounds like Roumi. a1817 J. L. Burckhardt Trav. Nubia (1819) 542 Such a misfortune had never been heard of in the time of the Islam, and before them no Roumy had ever come into these parts. 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. iii. 74 Not but what our Roumis are brave fellows enough; better comrades no man could want. 1924 Public Opinion 27 June 619/3 The Roumis had got round the flanks and were attacking the Arab Camp. 1993 E. Burke Struggle & Survival Mod. Middle East. vii. 102 His sons, who are modern professionals, he regarded as roumis (Europeans). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1576
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