rami

See also: Rami

English

Noun

rami

1. plural of ramus

Anagrams

• Rima, raim, AMIR, Mari, Amir, Mira, RIMA, Irma, amir, mair, rima, RAIM, Mair

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *rammaz

Old English ramm

English rambor.

Esperanto ramo

Proto-Italic *-jezi

▲

Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -īre

French -irbor.?

▲

Latin -īre

Spanish -irbor.?

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Latin -īre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ir

Portuguese -irbor.?

▲

Latin -ire

Italian -irebor.?

▲

Latin -iō

Romanian -ibor.?

Esperanto -i

Esperanto rami

From ramo + -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrami/
• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: ra‧mi

Verb

rami (present ramas, past ramis, future ramos, conditional ramus, volitive ramu)

1. to ram (strike hard)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rami

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		ramas		ramis		ramos
active participle		ramanta	ramantaj	raminta	ramintaj	ramonta	ramontaj
	acc.	ramantan	ramantajn	ramintan	ramintajn	ramontan	ramontajn
passive participle		ramata	ramataj	ramita	ramitaj	ramota	ramotaj
	acc.	ramatan	ramatajn	ramitan	ramitajn	ramotan	ramotajn
nominal active participle		ramanto	ramantoj	raminto	ramintoj	ramonto	ramontoj
	acc.	ramanton	ramantojn	raminton	ramintojn	ramonton	ramontojn
nominal passive participle		ramato	ramatoj	ramito	ramitoj	ramoto	ramotoj
	acc.	ramaton	ramatojn	ramiton	ramitojn	ramoton	ramotojn
adverbial active participle		ramante		raminte		ramonte
adverbial passive participle		ramate		ramite		ramote
		infinitive	rami	imperative	ramu	conditional	ramus

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmi/, [ˈrɑ̝mi]
• Rhymes: -ɑmi
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧mi
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧mi

Etymology 1

Perhaps from French grand, with the word altered by association with ramina (“rams, rounce (card game)”).

Noun

rami

1. (card games) grand, grando (in tuppi and similar games, bid to win majority of tricks in a game with no trumps)

Declension

Inflection of rami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rami	ramit
genitive		ramin	ramien
partitive		ramia	rameja
illative		ramiin	rameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rami	ramit
accusative	nom.	rami	ramit
	gen.	ramin
genitive		ramin	ramien
partitive		ramia	rameja
inessive		ramissa	rameissa
elative		ramista	rameista
illative		ramiin	rameihin
adessive		ramilla	rameilla
ablative		ramilta	rameilta
allative		ramille	rameille
essive		ramina	rameina
translative		ramiksi	rameiksi
abessive		ramitta	rameitta
instructive		—	ramein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ramini ramini accusative nom. ramini ramini gen. ramini genitive ramini ramieni partitive ramiani ramejani inessive ramissani rameissani elative ramistani rameistani illative ramiini rameihini adessive ramillani rameillani ablative ramiltani rameiltani allative ramilleni rameilleni essive raminani rameinani translative ramikseni rameikseni abessive ramittani rameittani instructive — — comitative — rameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ramisi ramisi accusative nom. ramisi ramisi gen. ramisi genitive ramisi ramiesi partitive ramiasi ramejasi inessive ramissasi rameissasi elative ramistasi rameistasi illative ramiisi rameihisi adessive ramillasi rameillasi ablative ramiltasi rameiltasi allative ramillesi rameillesi essive raminasi rameinasi translative ramiksesi rameiksesi abessive ramittasi rameittasi instructive — — comitative — rameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ramimme ramimme accusative nom. ramimme ramimme gen. ramimme genitive ramimme ramiemme partitive ramiamme ramejamme inessive ramissamme rameissamme elative ramistamme rameistamme illative ramiimme rameihimme adessive ramillamme rameillamme ablative ramiltamme rameiltamme allative ramillemme rameillemme essive raminamme rameinamme translative ramiksemme rameiksemme abessive ramittamme rameittamme instructive — — comitative — rameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative raminne raminne accusative nom. raminne raminne gen. raminne genitive raminne ramienne partitive ramianne ramejanne inessive ramissanne rameissanne elative ramistanne rameistanne illative ramiinne rameihinne adessive ramillanne rameillanne ablative ramiltanne rameiltanne allative ramillenne rameillenne essive raminanne rameinanne translative ramiksenne rameiksenne abessive ramittanne rameittanne instructive — — comitative — rameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative raminsa raminsa accusative nom. raminsa raminsa gen. raminsa genitive raminsa ramiensa partitive ramiaan ramiansa ramejaan ramejansa inessive ramissaan ramissansa rameissaan rameissansa elative ramistaan ramistansa rameistaan rameistansa illative ramiinsa rameihinsa adessive ramillaan ramillansa rameillaan rameillansa ablative ramiltaan ramiltansa rameiltaan rameiltansa allative ramilleen ramillensa rameilleen rameillensa essive raminaan raminansa rameinaan rameinansa translative ramikseen ramiksensa rameikseen rameiksensa abessive ramittaan ramittansa rameittaan rameittansa instructive — — comitative — rameineen rameinensa

Coordinate terms

• nolo
• sooli

Etymology 2

From Malay rami.

Noun

rami

1. ramie (plant and fiber)

Declension

Inflection of rami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rami	ramit
genitive		ramin	ramien
partitive		ramia	rameja
illative		ramiin	rameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rami	ramit
accusative	nom.	rami	ramit
	gen.	ramin
genitive		ramin	ramien
partitive		ramia	rameja
inessive		ramissa	rameissa
elative		ramista	rameista
illative		ramiin	rameihin
adessive		ramilla	rameilla
ablative		ramilta	rameilta
allative		ramille	rameille
essive		ramina	rameina
translative		ramiksi	rameiksi
abessive		ramitta	rameitta
instructive		—	ramein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ramini ramini accusative nom. ramini ramini gen. ramini genitive ramini ramieni partitive ramiani ramejani inessive ramissani rameissani elative ramistani rameistani illative ramiini rameihini adessive ramillani rameillani ablative ramiltani rameiltani allative ramilleni rameilleni essive raminani rameinani translative ramikseni rameikseni abessive ramittani rameittani instructive — — comitative — rameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ramisi ramisi accusative nom. ramisi ramisi gen. ramisi genitive ramisi ramiesi partitive ramiasi ramejasi inessive ramissasi rameissasi elative ramistasi rameistasi illative ramiisi rameihisi adessive ramillasi rameillasi ablative ramiltasi rameiltasi allative ramillesi rameillesi essive raminasi rameinasi translative ramiksesi rameiksesi abessive ramittasi rameittasi instructive — — comitative — rameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ramimme ramimme accusative nom. ramimme ramimme gen. ramimme genitive ramimme ramiemme partitive ramiamme ramejamme inessive ramissamme rameissamme elative ramistamme rameistamme illative ramiimme rameihimme adessive ramillamme rameillamme ablative ramiltamme rameiltamme allative ramillemme rameillemme essive raminamme rameinamme translative ramiksemme rameiksemme abessive ramittamme rameittamme instructive — — comitative — rameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative raminne raminne accusative nom. raminne raminne gen. raminne genitive raminne ramienne partitive ramianne ramejanne inessive ramissanne rameissanne elative ramistanne rameistanne illative ramiinne rameihinne adessive ramillanne rameillanne ablative ramiltanne rameiltanne allative ramillenne rameillenne essive raminanne rameinanne translative ramiksenne rameiksenne abessive ramittanne rameittanne instructive — — comitative — rameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative raminsa raminsa accusative nom. raminsa raminsa gen. raminsa genitive raminsa ramiensa partitive ramiaan ramiansa ramejaan ramejansa inessive ramissaan ramissansa rameissaan rameissansa elative ramistaan ramistansa rameistaan rameistansa illative ramiinsa rameihinsa adessive ramillaan ramillansa rameillaan rameillansa ablative ramiltaan ramiltansa rameiltaan rameiltansa allative ramilleen ramillensa rameilleen rameillensa essive raminaan raminansa rameinaan rameinansa translative ramikseen ramiksensa rameikseen rameiksensa abessive ramittaan ramittansa rameittaan rameittansa instructive — — comitative — rameineen rameinensa

Synonyms

• (plant): kiinanruoho

Further reading

• “rami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• Armi, Irma, Mari, Mira, armi, mari, rima

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

rami m (plural ramis)

1. rummy (the card game)

Further reading

• “rami”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• mari, mira, rima

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɽáː.mìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽáː.mìː]

Noun

rāmī̀ m (plural rāmukā̀, possessed form rāmìn)

1. hole, pit
2. den
3. (impolite) tomb

Hiligaynon

Adjective

ramî

1. pliable, soft

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rami/

Adjective

rami

1. crowded

   Rami bendar orang ba pasar

   The market is crowded' by people

Noun

rami

1. feast

Derived terms

• berami
• pengerami

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rami.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrami/ [ˈra.mi]
• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: ra‧mi

Noun

rami (plural rami-rami)

1. (botany) ramie, China grass, Chinese silk plant (Boehmeria nivea)

   Synonym: kelui

Further reading

• “rami”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Noun

rami m

1. plural of ramo

Verb

rami

1. inflection of ramare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Mira, armi, mari, mira, rima

Laboya

Noun

rami

1. forest

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “rami”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 85

Latin

Noun

rāmī m

1. inflection of rāmus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

Malay

Etymology

Compare Javanese rami, Sundanese haramay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rami/
• Rhymes: -ami, -mi
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈrä.mi]

Noun

rami (Jawi spelling رامي, uncountable)

1. ramie, Boehmeria nivea

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kain rami
• tali rami
• rami buah
• rami bukit
• rami bulan
• rami hutan
• rami jantan
• rami hantu
• rami sengat

Descendants

• Indonesian: rami
• → English: ramie

Further reading

• "rami" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sarawak Malay

Alternative forms

• ramei, ramey

Etymology

Either from Malay ramai or Iban rami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.mi/, /ɣa.me/

Adjective

rami

1. crowded, many (of people)

   Synonym: banyak

   Rami mena urang di pasar.

   There are so many people at the market.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾami/ [ˈɾaː.mɪ], (colloquial) /ˈɾame/ [ˈɾaː.mɛ]
• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: ra‧mi

Noun

rami (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜒ)

1. alternative form of dami