عمومی

See also: عمومي

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمُومِيّ (ʕumūmiyy).

Adjective

عمومی • (ʿumûmî) (feminine عمومیه (ʿumûmiyye))

1. general, universal

   افكار عمومیه ― efkâr-ı ʿumûmiyye ― the public thoughts and opinions

Derived terms

• عمومیلك (ʿumûmîlik)

Related terms

• عفو عمومی (ʿafv-ı ʿumûmî)
• عمومیت (ʿumûmiyyet)

Descendants

• Turkish: umumî

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “umum”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عمومی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1322
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمُومِيّ (ʕumūmiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔu.muː.miː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.muː.miː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.muː.miː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.muː.miː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.mu.mi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔo.muː.miː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔu.mu.mi]

Readings
Classical reading?	umūmī
Dari reading?	umūmī
Iranian reading?	omumi
Tajik reading?	umumi

Adjective

Dari	عمومی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	умумӣ

عمومی • ('omumi)

1. public
2. general

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عمومی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “عمومی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمُومِيّ (ʕumūmiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʊ.muː.miː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Adjective

عُمُومِی • ('umūmī) (Hindi spelling उमूमी)

1. general

References

• “عمومی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “عمومی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.