নার্গিস

Bengali

Alternative forms

• নর্গিস (norgis) — rare

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نرگس (nargis), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nlgs /⁠nargis⁠/), from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /naɾɡis/, [ˈnaɾɡis]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /naɾɡis/, [ˈnaɾɡis]

Noun

নার্গিস • (nargis)

1. Narcissus (genus of plant and its flower, the daffodil)

   তুমি না আসিলে নার্গিস কভু খুলতো না তার পর্ণপুট।

   tumi na aśile nargis kobhu khultō na tar pornopuṭ

   If you didn’t come, the Narcissus wouldn’t have ever opened its leaves.

   - Farrukh Ahmad

Derived terms

• নার্গিসাক্ষি (nargiśakkhi)

Proper noun

নার্গিস • (nargis)

1. a female given name, Nargis, from Persian

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “নার্গিস” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “নার্গিস, নারগিস” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh