adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/oʊˈmɑ.ni/
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CMU ARPABET:OW0 M AA1 N IY0
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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
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Meaning relationships
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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