سرزمین

Persian

Etymology

From سر (sar, “head”) +‎ زمین (zamin, “earth; land”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sar.za.ˈmiːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.zä.míːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.zä.míːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.zä.míːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.zä.mín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.zæ.míːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.zä.mín]

Readings
Classical reading?	sarzamīn
Dari reading?	sarzamīn
Iranian reading?	sarzamin
Tajik reading?	sarzamin

Noun

سرزمین • (sarzamīn / sarzamin) (Tajik spelling сарзамин)

1. land
2. territory
3. country

Descendants

• → Bengali: সরেজমিন (śorejōmin)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: सरज़मीन (sarzamīn)

  Urdu: سَرْزَمِین (sarzamīn)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَرْزَمِین (sarzamīn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /səɾ.zə.miːn/

Noun

سَرْزَمِین • (sarzamīn) f (Hindi spelling सरज़मीन)

1. land, soil
2. Earth
3. country, territory, homeland

References

• “سرزمین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سرزمین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.