صرماية

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Repatterned from Persian چرم (čarm, “leather”).

Noun

صُرْمَايَة • (ṣurmāyi) f (plural صَرَامِي (ṣarāmi))

1. slipper, shoe

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• صرماي (ṣurmāy)

Etymology

Repatterned from Persian چرم (čarm, “leather”).

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

صرماية • (ṣurmāye) f (plural صرامي (ṣarāmi))

1. (pair of) shoes, slippers

   Synonyms: بابوج (bābūj), شحّاطة (šaḥḥāṭa)

   فردة صرماية ― fardet ṣurmāye ― a (single) shoe