soorma
noun
soorma is spelled S-O-O-R-M-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, soorma means “A preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in soorma?
| Letters | 6: S-O-O-R-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is soorma?
Soorma appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with soorma?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as soorma.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: masoor.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of soorma
- sirma
- sulmah
- surma
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soorma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does soorma come from?
From Hindi सुरमा (surmā) / Urdu سرمہ (surmā), from Classical Persian سرمه (surma).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).