سرمایه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرمایه (sarmâye, capital).

Noun

سرمایه • (sermaye)

  1. (economics) capital, the durable goods available for use as a factor of production
  2. (finance) capital, fund, the monetary means to acquire goods and services
  3. principal, the money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated
  4. (by extension) wealth, riches, a great ammount of valuable assets or possessions
    Synonyms: ثروت (servet), مایه (maye)
  5. (figuratively) knowledge, skills and abilities that a person has acquired over time

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

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

سر (sar) + مایه (mâye)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [säɾ.mɑː.jä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [säɾ.mɑː.jä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [säɾ.mɔː.jä]

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

Noun

Dari سرمایه
Iranian Persian
Tajik сармоя

سَرمایه • (sarmâye)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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