بنفشه

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian wnpšk' (wanafšag, “violet”), of uncertain origin; see there for further information.

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba.naf.ˈʃa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.næf.ʃé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	banafša
Dari reading?	banafša
Iranian reading?	banafše
Tajik reading?	banafša

Noun

Dari	بنفشه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	банафша

بنفشه • (banafše) (plural بنفشه‌ها (banafše-hâ))

1. violet (flower)

   بنفشه فرنگی ― banafše-ye farangi ― pansy

Derived terms

• بنفشه‌گون (banafše-gun)
• بنفشه‌زار (banafše-zâr)

Related terms

• بنفش (banafš)

Descendants

See wnpšk' for descendants.

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wanafšag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بنفشه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Proper noun

Dari	بنفشه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Банафша

بنفشه • (banafše)

1. a female given name, Banafsheh