súrǰumi last part of the winter; a (40-day) period characterized by [...]

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form سُرجُمیۡ
Phonetic Form súrdʑumi
Origin Pashto 'cold': soṛ ; Pashto 'winter': ǰamaey
Variant Form(s) sóoṛǰimi (Biori)
    • last part of the winter; a (40-day) period characterized by changeable weather with increasing day temperatures (appr. 21 Feb-31 Mar)
      • Example 1650:
        tasíi tabiaát ba súrǰumii aaghaá ateeṇí.
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        tabiaát
        health
        ba
        top
        súrǰumi
        late.winter
        -ii
        -gen
        aaghaá
        sky
        ateeṇ
        like.that
        -i
        -f
        His state of health is like the late winter sky. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:110