Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omani

/oʊˈmɑ.ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
omani
IPA
/oʊˈmɑ.ni/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Oman or of Omani descent.

adj

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

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Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān)bor. English Oman Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. 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).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊˈmɑ.ni/

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Questions

How do you pronounce omani?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈmɑ.ni/.
What does omani mean?
A person from Oman or of Omani descent.
Where does omani come from?
Etymology tree Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān)bor. English Oman Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. 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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