बनफ़शा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنفشه (banafša), Middle Persian wnpšk' (wanafšag, violet), of uncertain origin; see there for further information.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.nəf.ʃɑː/, [bɐ.nɐf.ʃäː], /bə.nəpʰ.ʃɑː/, [bɐ.nɐpʰ.ʃäː]

Noun

बनफ़शा • (banafśām (Urdu spelling بنفشہ)

  1. violet (flower)
  2. (specifically) sweet violet

Declension

Declension of बनफ़शा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बनफ़शा
banafśā
बनफ़शे
banafśe
oblique बनफ़शे
banafśe
बनफ़शों
banafśõ
vocative बनफ़शे
banafśe
बनफ़शो
banafśo

Descendants

  • English: banafsha