نرجس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nlgs /⁠nargis⁠/), from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nar.d͡ʒis/
  • (Egyptian) IPA^(key): [ˈnærɡes]

Noun

نَرْجِس • (narjis) m

1. Narcissus gen. et spp.

Declension

Declension of noun نَرْجِس (narjis)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَرْجِس narjis	النَّرْجِس an-narjis	نَرْجِس narjis
Nominative	نَرْجِسٌ narjisun	النَّرْجِسُ an-narjisu	نَرْجِسُ narjisu
Accusative	نَرْجِسًا narjisan	النَّرْجِسَ an-narjisa	نَرْجِسَ narjisa
Genitive	نَرْجِسٍ narjisin	النَّرْجِسِ an-narjisi	نَرْجِسِ narjisi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nərcis
• → Middle Armenian: նարճիս (narčis), նռճէս (nṙčēs)
• → Ottoman Turkish: نرجس (nercis)
• → Persian: نرجس (narjes)

Proper noun

نَرْجِس • (narjis) f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of noun نَرْجِس (narjis)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	نَرْجِس narjis	—
Nominative	—	نَرْجِسُ narjisu	—
Accusative	—	نَرْجِسَ narjisa	—
Genitive	—	نَرْجِسَ narjisa	—

Etymology 2

Verb

نرجس (form I)

1. نَرْجَسُ (narjasu) /nar.d͡ʒa.su/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of رَجِسَ (rajisa)
2. نَرْجَسَ (narjasa) /nar.d͡ʒa.sa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of رَجِسَ (rajisa)
3. نَرْجَسْ (narjas) /nar.d͡ʒas/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of رَجِسَ (rajisa)
4. نَرْجُسُ (narjusu) /nar.d͡ʒu.su/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of رَجُسَ (rajusa)
5. نَرْجُسَ (narjusa) /nar.d͡ʒu.sa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of رَجُسَ (rajusa)
6. نَرْجُسْ (narjus) /nar.d͡ʒus/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of رَجُسَ (rajusa)

Further reading

• Asbaghi, Asya (2008) “Persian Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 581
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “نرجس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 263
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 203–205

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَرْجِس (narjis), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nlgs /⁠nargis⁠/), from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

Noun

نرجس • (nercis)

1. Alternative form of نرگس (nergis)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَرْجِس (narjis), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nlgs /⁠nargis⁠/), from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [naɾ.d͡ʒis]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näɾ.d͡ʒɪs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näɾ.d͡ʒɪs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näɾ.d͡ʒɪs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näɾ.d͡ʒis]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næɹ.d͡ʒes]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näɾ.d͡ʒis]

Readings
Classical reading?	narjis
Dari reading?	narjis
Iranian reading?	narjes
Tajik reading?	narjis

Noun

Dari	نرجس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нарҷис

نرجس • (narjes) (plural نرجس‌ها (narjes-hâ))

1. Alternative form of نرگس (narges)