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jasmine

/ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
jas-mine
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The perfume obtained from these plants.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several plants having a similar perfume, but mostly not in the same family.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A yellow colour.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name from Persian.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Persian.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Persian yʾsmn' Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor. Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor. French jasminbor. English jasmine Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: يَاسَمِين, jasmin, یاسمین, yʾsmn'

Usage

Inflected Forms

jasmines (plural) jessamine (alternative, dated) jasmin (alternative, obsolete) jassamine (alternative, obsolete) jessamin (alternative, obsolete) jessemin (alternative, obsolete) Jasmin (alternative) Jazmin (alternative) Jazmine (alternative)

Derived Forms

Jasmine jasmined jasminelike jasminy jasmone jasmonic

Phrases

angel-wing jasmine Arabian jasmine bastard jasmine blue jasmine Brazilian jasmine bush jasmine Cape jasmine Carolina jasmine

Frequently Paired Words

Arabian jasmine mogra pikake jasmine tea chameli jessamine motia Jessamy

Rhymes With

tasman jazzmen

Questions

How do you pronounce jasmine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/.
What does jasmine mean?
Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
Where does jasmine come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce jasmine

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