Roma
English

Etymology 1
Related to Rom, from Romani rom, probably from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba),[1] probably ultimately from the same root as Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru, “drum”).[2] Kuiper (1948), Turner (1962-6) and Beníšek (2006) suggest that the word डोम्ब (ḍomba) is of Munda origin. The names of the Lom and Dom are related. Related దొమ్మర (dommara) and डोंबारी (ḍombārī) (community of wandering artists). Folk etymology pointed to a legend that the ethnic group were an exiled people from Imperial times.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Alternative forms
- Rroma
Proper noun
Roma
Translations
- For translations which are exonyms (not cognates of the Romani term for themselves), see Gypsy.
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Translations
Translations
Proper noun
Roma
- Any of a number of places, including a city in Texas and a city in Queensland.
- A female given name from Latin of English-speakers.
- Alternative form of Rome
Etymology 3
Compare Indonesian Bahasa Romang (“Roma language”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Roma, rmm
Romang language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bahasa Romang on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id
Azerbaijani
Catalan
Central Nahuatl
Franco-Provençal
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroːma/
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Noun
Roma m pl
- plural of Rom
- 2016 April 11, Caroline Kraft, quoting Gilda-Nancy Horvat, “Beleidigt, bespuckt”, in Zeit Online:
- "Viele Roma positionieren sich zu Antiziganismus gar nicht, weil sie Angst haben. Sie outen sich nicht, egal, ob sie Manager, Anwälte oder Politiker sind. Der Gedanke, stolz darauf sein zu können, dass man Roma ist, erscheint immer noch absurd", meint Gilda-Nancy Horvath, selbst Romni und ORF-Journalistin.
- “Many a Rom does not take position in respect to antiziganism, by reason of fear. They don’t come out, no matter, whether they are managers, advocates or politicians. The thought of being proud about being a Rom, still appears absurd.”, opines Gilda-Nancy Horvath, herself Romni and ORF journalist.
Hawaiian
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroma/
- Rhymes: -ma, -a
- Hyphenation: Ro‧ma
Alternative forms
- Rom (Standard Malay)
Related terms
Further reading
- “Roma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈro.ma/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oma
- Hyphenation: Ró‧ma
Proper noun
Roma f
Descendants
Latin
Alternative forms
- R (numismatic abbreviation)
Etymology
Uncertain.
- Roman mythology derived the name from Rōmulus, name of the legendary founder and first king. This is almost certainly a folk etymology, and the name of the mythical figure is more likely derived from the city name.
- The word may derive from *Roumon- or *Roumen-, an archaic name for the Tiber river that would be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *srew- (“to flow”) (for which compare Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “river”) and Στρῡμών (Strūmṓn, “Strymon, Struma”), Albanian rrymë (“stream”), Proto-Slavic *strumy (“stream”), Lithuanian stràuma (“stream”), and perhaps also Latin rūmen). If so, the intermediate source may have been an Indo-European substrate.
- The word may be of Etruscan origin, as 𐌓𐌖𐌌𐌀 (ruma) was one of the Etruscan gentes, from 𐌓𐌖𐌌 (rum, “teat”). Given the lack of a secure Indo-European etymology for Rōma, this possibility is most appealing.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈroː.ma/, [ˈroːmä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈro.ma/, [ˈrɔːmä]
Proper noun
Rōma f sg (genitive Rōmae); first declension
- Rome (the ancient capital of the Roman Empire; capital city of modern-day Italy)
- Ut Roma iugum omnibus terris imponeret.
- That Rome might overcome all countries.
- Venit Roma.
- He came from Rome.
- The Roman Empire per se (as a synecdoche).
- (Late Latin) Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma").
- (Ecclesiastical Latin, poetic) The Roman Catholic Church in general.
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Rōma |
Genitive | Rōmae |
Dative | Rōmae |
Accusative | Rōmam |
Ablative | Rōmā |
Vocative | Rōma |
Locative | Rōmae |
Descendants
- Borrowings
- → Ancient Greek: Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē) (see there for further descendants)
- → Arabic: روما (rūmā)
- → Proto-Celtic: *Rūmā (see there for further descendants)
- → Proto-Germanic: *Rūmō (see there for further descendants)
- Southern Common Slavic: → *Rymъ
- Proto-Eastern South Slavic: *Rimъ
- Proto-Western South Slavic: *Rimъ
- → Mishnaic Hebrew: רומא
- Israeli Hebrew: רומא (róma)
- → Middle Persian: [Term?] (/Hrōmāyīg/, “Roman, Greek”)
- → Old Irish: Róm (see there for further descendants)
- → Romanian: Roma
References
- “Roma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Roma”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Lithuanian
Maranao
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Galician-Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈro.ma/
Proper noun
Roma
- Rome (the ancient capital of the Roman Empire; capital city of the Papal States, in modern-day Italy)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 5 (facsimile):
- Eſta ·xviiii· é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriz de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.
- This 19th is how Holy Mary helped the empress of Rome suffer the great pains she underwent.
- Eſta ·xviiii· é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriz de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.
Related terms
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin Rōma. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese Roma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroma/
Proper noun
Roma f
- Rome
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:
- Sant peẏdro fo p̃dicar en roma. e por occaſiõ de ſimõ magus el encantador. nero el enꝑador fizolo meter en .+. dela cabeça aẏuſo e delos pies aſuſo.
- Saint Peter went to Rome to preach, and because of Simon Magus the sorcerer Nero the emperor had him put on a cross with his head down and his feet up.
Related terms
Descendants
- Spanish: Roma
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Roma, from Latin Rōma (“Rome”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁõ.mɐ/ [ˈhõ.mɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁõ.mɐ/ [ˈχõ.mɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁo.ma/ [ˈho.ma]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁo.mɐ/
- Hyphenation: Ro‧ma
Proper noun
Roma f
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
- Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient civilisation centred in Rome)
- Synonym: Roma Antiga
- the Catholic Church (Christian church centred in the Vatican)
Anagrams
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Related terms
Sardinian
Sicilian
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish Roma, from Latin Rōma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroma/ [ˈro.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: Ro‧ma
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Roma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Turkish
Declension
See also
- Roma İmparatorluğu
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “روما”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 632