گرما

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (glmʾk' /⁠garmāg⁠/). By surface analysis, گرم (garm) +‎ ـا (-â).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡaɾ.ˈmɑː]

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	garmā
Dari reading?	garmā
Iranian reading?	garmâ
Tajik reading?	garmo

Noun

Dari	گرما
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гармо

گرما • (garmâ)

1. heat

   Synonym: گرمی (garmi)

   Antonyms: سرما (sarmâ), سردی (sardi)

Derived terms

• گرماده (garmâdeh)
• گرمازا (garmâzâ)
• گرماگیر (garmâgir)
• گرمایش (garmâyeš)

 

Descendants

• → Urdu: گَرما (garmā)

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian گَرما (garmā, “heat”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡəɾ.mɑː/

Noun

گَرْما • (garmā) m (Hindi spelling गर्मा)

1. summer, the hot season

Declension

Declension of گرما
	singular	plural
direct	گَرما (garmā)	گَرمے (garme)
oblique	گَرمے (garme)	گَرموں (garmõ)
vocative	گَرمے (garme)	گَرمو (garmo)

Derived terms

• گَرمائی (garmā'ī, “heat”)
• گَرماہَٹ (garmāhaṭ, “welcoming”)
• گَرما گَرَم (garmā-garam, “piping hot”)
• گَرما گَرمِی (garmā-garmī, “ardour”)
• گَرمائِش (garmā'iš, “liking, consideration”)
• اِنقِلابِ گَرما (inqilāb-e-garmā)

Related terms

• سَرما (sarmā, “winter”)

References

• “گرما”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.