Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nargis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
nar-gis
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Persian, meaning “daffodil”.

Etymology

From Classical Persian نَرْگِس (nargis, “narcissus”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: نَرْگِس

Inflected Forms

Nergis (alternative) Narges (alternative, Iranian Persian) Nərgiz (alternative)

Questions

What does nargis mean?
A female given name from Persian, meaning “daffodil”.
Where does nargis come from?
From Classical Persian نَرْگِس (nargis, “narcissus”).

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