سرمه
See also: سرمہ
Persian
Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /suɾma/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /sʊɾma/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /soɾme/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /suɾma/
Noun
| Dari | سرمه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | сурма (surma) |
سرمه • (sorme)
- kohl, collyrium
- antimony
Derived terms
- سرمهای (sorme'i)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: sürmə
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: सुरमा (surmā)
- Urdu: سرمہ
- → English: soorma
- → Ottoman Turkish: سرمه
- Turkish: sürme
- → Uzbek: surma
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian *sarmag, from Proto-Iranian *caranáh, which gave rise to Arabic سَرْمَق (sarmaq, “orach”) and Classical Syriac ܣܪܡܓ (srmg, “orach”).
The forms سرمج (sarmaj) and سرمق (sarmaq) are from Arabic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /saɾma/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /saɾma/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /sæɾme/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /saɾma/
Noun
سرمه • (sarme)
- orach
Alternative forms
- سرم (sarm), سرمک (sarmak), سرمخ (sarmax), سرمج (sarmaj), سرمق (sarmaq)
References
- “srmg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 922b
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 227
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 337
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “سرمه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul