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soorma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
soor-ma
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: सुरमा, سرمہ, سرمه

Usage

Inflected Forms

sirma (alternative) sulmah (alternative) surma (alternative)

Questions

What does soorma mean?
A preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids.
Where does soorma come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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