How to say "purple, violet" in Arabic
New wordMeaningpurple, violet
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
بَنَفْسَجِيّ
banafsajiyyבנפסג'י
بنفسجي
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
סגול
sagolسَاگُول
How the two words are related
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No Hebrew relative; Arabic borrows the violet flower's name from Persian banafsha, the same source behind related color words across Turkish and the Caucasus.
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In a phrase
زَهْرَة بَنَفْسَجِيَّة
zahra banafsajiyyaזהרה בנפסג'יהa purple flower
Feminine
بَنَفْسَجِيَّة
banafsajiyyaבנפסג'יה