बनफ़शा

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

बनफ़शा (banafśām (Urdu spelling بنفشہ)

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

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: banafsha