Persian

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)
• ـه ‎(-e)

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