سرمایه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرمایه (sarmâye, “capital”).

Noun

سرمایه • (sermaye)

  1. (economics) capital
  2. (finance) capital, fund
    Synonym: مایه (maya, maye)
  3. principal (the money originally invested or loaned)
  4. (by extension) wealth, riches
    Synonyms: ثروت (servet), مال (mal), مایه (maya, maye)
  5. (figuratively) knowledge

Derived terms

  • سرمایه دار (sermaye-dar, “capitalist”)
  • سرمایه‌جی (sermayeci, “one who furnishes capital”)
  • سرمایه‌سز (sermayesiz, “without capital”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sermaye
  • → Albanian: sermaje
  • → Armenian: (Constantinople) սէրմիյէ (sērmiyē), (Van) սա̈րմիյա̈ (särmiyä)
  • → Aromanian: sirmae
  • → Greek: σερμαγιά (sermagiá)
  • → Romanian: sermaia

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Persian

Etymology

From سر (sar) +‎ مایه (mâye).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sarmāya
Dari reading? sarmāya
Iranian reading? sarmâye
Tajik reading? sarmoya

Noun

سرمایه • (sarmāya / sarmâye) (Tajik spelling сармоя)

  1. (economics, business, finance) capital (money)

Derived terms

Descendants

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