سرمه

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”).

Noun

سرمه • (sorme)

kohl, collyrium
antimony

Descendants

→ Hindi: सुरमा (surmā)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “سرمه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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