ਸਰਮ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شرم (šarm). Compare Middle Bengali শরম (śorom).

Noun

ਸਰਮ (saramaf

  1. shame, modesty

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ਰਮ (śaram)
    Shahmukhi script: شَرم (śarm)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਸਰਮ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 40
  • ਸਰਮ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024