सुरमा

Hindi

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

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sʊɾ.mɑː/, [sʊɾ.mäː]

Noun

सुरमा • (surmā) m (Urdu spelling سرمہ)

1. kohl, collyrium, soorma (kind of makeup applied around the eyes)

   Synonym: अंजन (añjan)

   सुरमा लगाना ― surmā lagānā ― to apply kohl

2. powdered sulphide of antimony, or of lead; lead ore

   सुरमे की क़लम

   lead pencil

3. (figuratively) very fine powder

Declension

Declension of सुरमा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सुरमा surmā	सुरमे surme
oblique	सुरमे surme	सुरमों surmõ
vocative	सुरमे surme	सुरमो surmo

Descendants

• → English: soorma