بنفسج

Arabic

Etymology

From Middle Iranian; see بنفشه (banafše) and compare Middle Persian wnpšk' (wanafšag, “violet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.naf.sad͡ʒ/

Noun

بَنَفْسَج • (banafsaj) m (collective, singulative بَنَفْسَجَة f (banafsaja))

1. violet

Declension

Declension of noun بَنَفْسَج (banafsaj)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَفْسَج banafsaj	الْبَنَفْسَج al-banafsaj	بَنَفْسَج banafsaj
Nominative	بَنَفْسَجٌ banafsajun	الْبَنَفْسَجُ al-banafsaju	بَنَفْسَجُ banafsaju
Accusative	بَنَفْسَجًا banafsajan	الْبَنَفْسَجَ al-banafsaja	بَنَفْسَجَ banafsaja
Genitive	بَنَفْسَجٍ banafsajin	الْبَنَفْسَجِ al-banafsaji	بَنَفْسَجِ banafsaji
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَفْسَجَة banafsaja	الْبَنَفْسَجَة al-banafsaja	بَنَفْسَجَة banafsajat
Nominative	بَنَفْسَجَةٌ banafsajatun	الْبَنَفْسَجَةُ al-banafsajatu	بَنَفْسَجَةُ banafsajatu
Accusative	بَنَفْسَجَةً banafsajatan	الْبَنَفْسَجَةَ al-banafsajata	بَنَفْسَجَةَ banafsajata
Genitive	بَنَفْسَجَةٍ banafsajatin	الْبَنَفْسَجَةِ al-banafsajati	بَنَفْسَجَةِ banafsajati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَفْسَجَتَيْن banafsajatayn	الْبَنَفْسَجَتَيْن al-banafsajatayn	بَنَفْسَجَتَيْ banafsajatay
Nominative	بَنَفْسَجَتَانِ banafsajatāni	الْبَنَفْسَجَتَانِ al-banafsajatāni	بَنَفْسَجَتَا banafsajatā
Accusative	بَنَفْسَجَتَيْنِ banafsajatayni	الْبَنَفْسَجَتَيْنِ al-banafsajatayni	بَنَفْسَجَتَيْ banafsajatay
Genitive	بَنَفْسَجَتَيْنِ banafsajatayni	الْبَنَفْسَجَتَيْنِ al-banafsajatayni	بَنَفْسَجَتَيْ banafsajatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَفْسَجَات banafsajāt	الْبَنَفْسَجَات al-banafsajāt	بَنَفْسَجَات banafsajāt
Nominative	بَنَفْسَجَاتٌ banafsajātun	الْبَنَفْسَجَاتُ al-banafsajātu	بَنَفْسَجَاتُ banafsajātu
Accusative	بَنَفْسَجَاتٍ banafsajātin	الْبَنَفْسَجَاتِ al-banafsajāti	بَنَفْسَجَاتِ banafsajāti
Genitive	بَنَفْسَجَاتٍ banafsajātin	الْبَنَفْسَجَاتِ al-banafsajāti	بَنَفْسَجَاتِ banafsajāti

Related terms

• بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy, “violet (color)”)