North Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Repatterned from Persian چرم (čarm, leather).

Noun edit

صُرْمَايَة (ṣurmāyif (plural صَرَامِي (ṣarāmi))

  1. slipper, shoe

South Levantine Arabic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Repatterned from Persian چرم (čarm, leather).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sˤur.maː.je/, [sˤʊrˤˈmɑː.je]
  • IPA(key): /sˤur.maː.ja/, [sˤʊrˤˈmɑː.ja]
  • IPA(key): (Galilee) /sˤur.maːj/, [sˤʊrˤˈmɑːj]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun edit

صرماية (ṣurmāyef (plural صرامي (ṣarāmi))

  1. (pair of) shoes, slippers
    Synonyms: بابوج (bābūj), شحّاطة (šaḥḥāṭa)
    فردة صرمايةfardet ṣurmāyea (single) shoe