سرما

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (slmʾk' /⁠sarmāg⁠/). Also see the entry for سرد (sard).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.mɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.mɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.mɔ́ː]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	sarmā
Dari reading?	sarmā
Iranian reading?	sarmâ
Tajik reading?	sarmo

Noun

سرما • (sarmâ)

1. cold, coldness

Related terms

• سرما خوردن (sarmâ xordan)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “sarmāg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian سرمه (surma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʊɾ.mɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

سُرْما • (surmā) m (Hindi spelling सुर्मा)

1. Alternative form of سرمہ (surma)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian سرما (sarmā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /səɾ.mɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

سَرْما • (sarmā) m (Hindi spelling सर्मा)

1. winter

   Synonym: سردی (sardī)

Declension

Declension of سرما

	singular	plural
direct	سرما (sarmā)	سرمے (sarme)
oblique	سرمے (sarme)	سرموں (sarmõ)
vocative	سرمے (sarme)	سرمو (sarmo)

References

• “سرما”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سرما”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu سرمہ (surmah).

Noun

سرما (surmā)

1. kohl, collyrium