Etymology

jasmine

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Today it means: Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers. Full definition →

French jasmin ← Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn) ← Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)
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jasmine · noun1

  1. Middle Persianyʾsmn'
  2. Classical Persianیَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)
  3. Arabicيَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)
  4. Frenchjasmin
  5. English todayjasmine

Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn).

Jasmine · proper noun2

  1. Middle Persian · derived fromyʾsmn'
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromیاسمین
  3. Arabic · derived fromيَاسَمِين
  4. French · borrowed fromjasmin
  5. English todayJasmine

From French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), from Classical Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), from earlier یاسمن (yāsaman), from Middle Persian yʾsmn' (yāsaman).

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