نیلوفر

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, lotus, water-lily), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dari نیلوفر
Iranian Persian
Tajik нилуфар

نیلوفر (nilufar) (plural نیلوفرها (nilufar-hâ))

Ipomoea barbatisepala
  1. water lily
  2. Ipomoea
    • 982, Hudud al-'Alam:
      از وی ترنج و نارنج و نیشکر و نیلوفر خیزد.
      az vey toranj o nârenj o neyšekar o nilufar xizad.
      Bergamot orange, bitter orange, sugarcanes, and Ipomoea grow over there [Balkh].

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Gujarati: નીલોફર (nīlophar)
  • Ottoman Turkish: نیلوفر (nîlûfer)

Proper noun

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Dari نیلوفر
Iranian Persian
Tajik Нилуфар

نیلوفر (nilufar)

  1. a female given name, Nilufar or Niloofar, from Middle Persian

References

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