નરગિસ

Gujarati

નરગિસ (nargis, “narcissus”)

Alternative forms

• નર્ગિસ (nargis)
• નરગેસ (narges)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نرگس (nargis), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nlgs /⁠nargis⁠/), from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈnəɾ.ɡɪs/

Noun

નરગિસ • (nargis) n

1. narcissus (genus of plant and its flower, the daffodil)

Derived terms

• નરગિસદાન (nargisdān)
• નરગિસ્તાન (nargistān)

 

Proper noun

નરગિસ • (nargis) f

1. a female given name, Nargis, from Persian

Further reading

• “નરગિસ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી [Naik, Chhotubhai Ranchhodji] (1972-1988) “નરગિસ”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) [Dictionary of the meanings and origins of Persian words]‎^[1] (in Gujarati), volume 2, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad]: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 244