روم

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  the Byzantines
 * 2)  Greek Orthodox Christians
 * 1)  Greek Orthodox Christians

Etymology
,, from , from , from , from. In particular application to central Anatolia, from such use in Seljuk.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Various other areas of the Ottoman Empire full of "Roman" (i.e. Byzantine Greek) people, particularly central Anatolia
 * 1)  Various other areas of the Ottoman Empire full of "Roman" (i.e. Byzantine Greek) people, particularly central Anatolia
 * 1)  Various other areas of the Ottoman Empire full of "Roman" (i.e. Byzantine Greek) people, particularly central Anatolia

Etymology 1
From, from and , from , from  of uncertain origin. In particular application to central Anatolia, from such use in Seljuk.

Usage notes
Medieval Persian sources followed Byzantine usage in referring to their empire as "Rome". This usage was then continued as a conventional name for the Ottoman empire over the same lands.

The term was also sometimes used vaguely for all the lands west of Iran, particularly hostile powers. In the  epic tradition, "Rome" is one of the three kingdoms into which the world is divided, along with Iran in the center and Turan (the Turks) in the east. Thus Alexander the Great was typically described as "Roman" in Persian poetry. Persian poetry also used the pale-skinned "Romans" and "Turks" as metaphors for light, whiteness, or the day in contrasted with the darkness, blackness, or night of.

Etymology 2
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