بنفشه

بنفشه

Persian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. violet (flower)

   ‏بنفشه فرنگی‎ ― banafše-ye farangi ― pansy

Derived terms

• بنفشه‌گون‎ (banafšegun)
• بنفشه‌زار‎ (banafšezâr)

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)

1. a female given name, Banafsheh