نیلوفر
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [niːloːˈfaɾ], [niːluːˈfaɾ], [neːloːˈfaɾ]
- (Iran) IPA(key): [niːluːˈfæɾ]
Noun
[edit]Dari | نیلوفر |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | нилуфар |
نیلوفر • (nilufar) (plural نیلوفرها (nilufar-hâ))
- water lily
- 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].
- 982, Hudud al-'Alam:
Derived terms
[edit]- نیلوفر آبی (nilufar-e âbi)
- جشن نیلوفر (jašn-e nilufar)
Related terms
[edit]- نیلی (nili)
Descendants
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Dari | نیلوفر |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Нилуфар |
نیلوفر • (nilufar)
- a female given name, Nilufar or Niloofar, from Middle Persian
References
[edit]- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “نیلوفر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press