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Etymology of Omani

Etymology tree Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān)bor. English Oman Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. ▲ Proto-Semitic Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Middle Persian yḥ (īh) Middle Persian ig Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iran

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Oman or the Omani people.

noun

A person from Oman or of Omani descent.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān)bor. English Oman Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. ▲ Proto-Semitic Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Middle Persian yḥ (īh) Middle Persian ig Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Omani From Oman + -i. Compare also Arabic عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy).

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