نرگس شہلا

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian نرگس شهلا (nargis-i šahlā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نَرْگِسِ شَہْلا (nargis-i śahlāf (Hindi spelling नर्गिस-ए-शहला)

  1. a kind of narcissus of which the flowers have black centres[1] instead of yellow ones,[2] resembling eye pupils[1]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Naravane, V. S. (1999) The Rose and the Nightingale: Explorations in Indian Culture
  2. ^ Nathani, S. (1992) Urdu for Pleasure for Ghazal Lovers