Note: this spelling has no Hindi dictionary meaning of its own, and its Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“death”). The nearest Hindi word below is a suggestion, not a meaning of this name.
As a Hindi name
Note: this spelling has no Hindi dictionary meaning of its own, and its Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“death”). The nearest Hindi word below is a suggestion, not a meaning of this name.
Nearest attested word 'सूर्मी' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is सूर्मा, meaning = سرمه surma, q.v. — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago nearest word: सूर्मा — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
sūrmiḥ -rmī 1 An iron or metallic image; 2 The pillar of a house. 3 Radiance, lustre. 4 A flame.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sūrmī" is the nominative dual of "sūrmi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
sūrmi or sūrmī, f. (rather fr. √ sṛ than fr. su + ūrmi; also written śūrmi and śūrmī) a pipe for conveying water, RV.; ŚBr.; a kind of tube serving as a candlestick, RV.; TS.; Kāṭh.; a metal image, W.; a hollow metal column made red-hot for burning criminals (esp. adulterers) to death, Gaut.; Mn. &c.
sūrmiḥ -rmī f. 1 An iron or metallic image; Ms. 11. 103. 2 The pillar of a house. 3 Radiance, lustre. 4 A flame.
sūrmi or sūrmī, f. (rather fr. √ sṛ than fr. su + ūrmi; also written śūrmi and śūrmī) a pipe for conveying water, RV.; ŚBr.; a kind of tube serving as a candlestick, RV.; TS.; Kāṭh.; a metal image, W.; a hollow metal column made red-hot for burning criminals (esp. adulterers) to death, Gaut.; Mn. &c.
Alternative readings
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