بنفشه

Persian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

violet (flower)
‏‎ ― 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

بنفشه • (banafše)

a female given name, Banafsheh

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