सुरमा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian سرمه (surma), from Turkic sürmek ("to draw along, rub, smear") or, alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sʊɾ.mɑː/, [sʊɾ.mäː]

Noun[edit]

सुरमा • (surmā) m (Urdu spelling سرمہ)

  1. kohl, collyrium, soorma (kind of makeup applied around the eyes)
    Synonym: अंजन (añjan)
    सुरमा लगाना ― surmā lagānā ― to apply kohl
  2. powdered sulphide of antimony, or of lead; lead ore
    सुरमे की क़लम
    lead pencil
  3. (figuratively) very fine powder

Declension[edit]

Declension of सुरमा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct सुरमा
surmā 		सुरमे
surme
oblique सुरमे
surme 		सुरमों
surmõ
vocative सुरमे
surme 		सुरमो
surmo

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: soorma
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