शर्म

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Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شرم (šarm), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬 (šarm), from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀 (fšarəma), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱormo- (suffering, pain).

Pronunciation

Noun

शर्म (śarmf (Urdu spelling شرم)

  1. shame
    Synonyms: लाज (lāj), लज्जा (lajjā)
    तब तुझे कोई शर्म नहीं लगी?
    tab tujhe koī śarm nahī̃ lagī?
    Did you not feel any shame then?
  2. bashfulness, shyness

Declension

Interjection

शर्म (śarm) (Urdu spelling شرم)

  1. shame on you; for shame!

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Noun

शर्म (śarma) stemn

  1. Combining form of शर्मन् (śarman)