سرگرمی

Persian

Etymology

سرگرم (sargarm, “occupied, amused”) +‎ ی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [saɾ.ɡaɾ.ˈmiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ɡäɾ.míː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ɡäɾ.míː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ɡäɾ.míː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ɡäɾ.mí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.ɡʲæɹ.míː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ɡäɾ.mí]

Readings
Classical reading?	sargarmī
Dari reading?	sargarmī
Iranian reading?	sargarmi
Tajik reading?	sargarmī

Noun

سرگرمی • (sargarmi) (plural سرگرمی‌ها (sargarmi-hâ))

1. pastime, hobby
2. amusement, entertainment

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سرگرمی (sargarmī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /səɾ.ɡəɾ.miː/

Noun

سَرگَرْمی • (sar-garmī) f (Hindi spelling सर-गर्मी)

1. activity, hobby
2. zeal, earnestness, eagerness

References

• “سرگرمی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سرگرمی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.