There is no word I can think of in the English language where 'e' is pronounced 'IE' (eye). It's completely illogical and there's no way you can legitimately pronounce it that way.
seh-ruh-FEE-muh would work. If you want sie-ruh-FEE-muh you need Sirafima or Syrafema.
This message was edited 12/7/2008, 10:40 PM