Etymology

soorma

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Today it means: A preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids. Full definition →

Hindi सुरमा ← Urdu سرمہ ← Classical Persian سرمه
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromسرمه
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromسرمہ
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromसुरमा
  4. English todaysoorma

From Hindi सुरमा (surmā) / Urdu سرمہ (surmā), from Classical Persian سرمه (surma).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.