بنفشه‌ستان

Persian

Etymology

From بنفشه (banafše, “violet”) +‎ سِتان (setân, “-stan”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba.naf.ʃa.si.ˈtɑːn], [bu.naf.ʃa.si.ˈtɑːn], [bi.naf.ʃa.si.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃä.sɪ.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃä.sɪ.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃä.sɪ.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.näf.ʃä.si.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.næfʃe.se.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bu.näf.ʃä.si.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	banafša-sitān, bunafša-sitān, binafša-sitān
Dari reading?	banafša-sitān
Iranian reading?	banafše-setân
Tajik reading?	bunafša-siton

Noun

Dari	بنفشه‌ستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бунафшаситон

بنفشه‌ستان • (banafše-setân)

1. violet-garden

   Synonym: بنفشه‌زار (banafše-zâr)