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'''Sharma''' is a Brahmin [[Hindu]] [[surname]] in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. The [[Sanskrit]] stem ''{{IAST|ṣárman-}}'' ([[Nominative case|nom.]] ''{{IAST|sarma}}'') can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'.<ref>{{MWSD|page=1058 col.2 }}</ref><!--according to the source this appears to be the meaning associated with the caste surname, not other meanings like 'shelter'-->
'''Sharma''' is a Brahmin [[Hindu]] [[surname]] in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. The [[Sanskrit]] stem ''{{IAST|ṣárman-}}'' ([[Nominative case|nom.]] ''{{IAST|sarma}}'') can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'.<ref>{{MWSD|page=1058 col.2 }}</ref><!--according to the source this appears to be the meaning associated with the caste surname, not other meanings like 'shelter'-->


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For the modern village in Yemen, see Sharmah. For the medieval harbour, see Sharma (medieval).

Sharma is a Brahmin Hindu surname in India and Nepal. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- (nom. sarma) can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'.[1]

Sarma is an alternative English spelling of the name. Some Assamese Brahmins also use Sarmah.[2]

People

Notable people with the surname Sharma/Sarma include

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See also

References

  1. ^ Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 1058 col.2. OCLC 685239912.
  2. ^ Assamese Surnames. Languageinindia.com (4 April 2003). Retrieved on 20 October 2011.

Further reading

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