بنفشه
Persian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian wnpšk' (wanafšag, “violet”); see there for more.
Noun
بنفشه • (banafše) (plural بنفشهها (banafše-hâ))
- violet (flower)
- بنفشه فرنگی ― banafše-ye farangi ― pansy
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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