बनफ़शा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बनफशा (banaphśā), बनफ़्शा (banafśā), बनफ्शा (banaphśā)

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 • (banafśā) m (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