سرمہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سرمه (surma), from Turkic sürmek ("to draw along, rub, smear") or, alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊɾ.mɑː/

Noun

سرمہ • (surmā) m (Hindi spelling सुरमा)

1. kohl, collyrium

   Synonym: کاجل

2. soorma

Derived terms

• سرمئی (surmaī, sarmaī)