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Omani

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /oʊˈmɑ.ni/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: OW0 M AA1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Oman or of Omani descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to Oman or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Omani oil producers
  • Omani ports

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of Oman

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Arab, Arabian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān)bor. English Oman Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ 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. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Omani From Oman + -i. Compare also Arabic عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy).

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy) — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Armenian: օմանական (ōmanakan) — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Asturian: omanianu — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Catalan: omanita — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Czech: ománský — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Finnish: omanilainen — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • French: omanais — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Galician: omaní — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • German: omanisch — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Hindi: ओमानी (omānī) — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Hungarian: ománi — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Irish: Ómanach — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Italian: omanita — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Latvian: omāniešu — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Marathi: ओमानी (omānī) — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: omansk — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: omansk — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Polish: omański — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Portuguese: omanita — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Portuguese: omani — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Portuguese: omaniano — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Romanian: omanez — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Russian: ома́нский (ománskij) — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Spanish: omaní — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Ukrainian: ома́нський (ománsʹkyj) — Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language
  • Arabic: عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy) — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Arabic: عُمَانِيَّة (ʕumāniyya) — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Armenian: օմանցի (ōmancʻi) — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Asturian: omanianu — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Asturian: omaniana — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Catalan: omanita — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Czech: Ománec — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Danish: omaner — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Esperanto: omanano — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Esperanto: omananino — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Finnish: omanilainen — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • French: Omanais — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • French: Omanaise — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Galician: omaní — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • German: Omaner — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • German: Omanerin — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Hindi: ओमानी (omānī) — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Hungarian: ománi — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Irish: Ómanach — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Latvian: omānietis — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Latvian: omāniete — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Marathi: ओमानी (omānī) — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: omaner — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: omanar — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Polish: Omańczyk — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Polish: Omanka — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Portuguese: omanita — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Portuguese: omani — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Romanian: omanez — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Romanian: omaneză — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Russian: ома́нец (ománec) — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Russian: ома́нка (ománka) — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Spanish: omaní — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Swahili: Mwomani — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Swedish: omanier — person from Oman or of Omani descent
  • Turkish: Ummanlı — person from Oman or of Omani descent
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