Rum

See also: rum, rúm, rùm, Rùm, rüm, and rum.

English

Proper noun

Rum

  1. Alternative form of Rùm

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English rum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rʊm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: rum

Noun

Rum m (strong, genitive Rums, no plural)

  1. rum
Declension
Declension of Rum [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Rum
genitive eines des Rums
dative einem dem Rum
accusative einen den Rum
Descendants
  • → Czech: rum
  • → Hungarian: rum
  • → Romanian: rom

Proper noun

Rum n (proper noun, genitive Rums or (optionally with an article) Rum)

  1. A market town in Tyrol, Austria
  2. A village in Vas County, Hungary

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish روم‎ (rum).

Alternative forms
  • Rūm, Rûm

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruːm/
  • Homophone: Ruhm

Proper noun

Rum n (proper noun, strong, genitive Rums)

  1. Anatolia, or the area of former Byzantium (from an oriental viewpoint assumed by an orientalist)
Declension
Declension of Rum [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Rum
genitive eines des Rums
dative einem dem Rum
accusative ein das Rum
Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Rum” in Duden online
  • “Rum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Malay

Etymology

Borrowing from Persian روم‎ or Arabic روم‎ ultimately from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬‎ (Hrom).

Proper noun

Rum (Jawi spelling روم‎)

  1. Rome, the capital city of Italy

Derived terms

References
  • Crawford, John (1852) A Grammar and Dictionary of the Malay Language, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., page 153
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “روم roem”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 12
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “روم rum”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 350
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “Rum”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 353

Rohingya

Proper noun

Rum

  1. Rome

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic روم‎ (rūm, “Byzantine Empire”), from Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē, “Rome”), from Latin Rōma.

Proper noun

Rum

  1. (archaic) Turkey
    Synonym: Uturuki

Derived terms
  • Bahari ya Rum
  • sultani Rum

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish روم‎ (Rum), either via Arabic رُوم‎ (rūm) or Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬‎ (Hrōm), from Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), from Latin Rōma; ultimate origin is uncertain.

Proper noun

Rum

  1. A Greek person living in Turkey (especially in Istanbul, Izmir, Thrace and Pontus) and Cyprus
  2. (dated, figurative) A Greek person
  3. Byzantine, a native of Byzantine Empire
  4. (archaic, historical) Anatolia

Declension
    declension of Rum
singular plural
nominative Rum Rumlar / Rum'lar
accusative Rum'u Rumları / Rum'ları
dative Rum'a Rumlara / Rum'lara
locative Rum'da Rumlarda / Rum'larda
ablative Rum'dan Rumlardan / Rum'lardan
genitive Rum'un Rumların / Rum'ların
    possessive of Rum
singular plural
benim (my) Rum'um Rumlarım / Rum'larım
senin (your) Rum'un Rumların / Rum'ların
onun (his/her/its) Rum'u Rumları / Rum'ları
bizim (our) Rum'umuz Rumlarımız / Rum'larımız
sizin (your) Rum'unuz Rumlarınız / Rum'larınız
onların (their) Rum'u / Rumları / Rum'ları Rumları / Rum'ları

Adjective

Rum (uncomparable)

  1. relating to Greeks living in Turkey and Cyprus.
    eski Rum evleri
    the old Greek houses

References
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