सुरमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرمه‎ (sorme), 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/, [s̪ʊɾ.mäː]

Noun

सुरमा • (surmā) m (Urdu spelling سرمہ‎)

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

   सुरमा लगाना ― surmā lagānā ― to apply kohl

   Synonym: अंजन (añjan)

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