ياسمين
yasamin
The Arabic word for jasmine is ياسمين (yasamin).
ياسمين refers to the jasmine plant of the genus Jasminum. It is also used as a very common female given name in the Arabic-speaking world.
Meaning: plant of genus Jasminum (noun)
Which one should you use?
While ياسمين is the standard term for the jasmine plant, you can use ياسمينة to refer specifically to a single jasmine plant.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word ياسمين can be transformed into a countable noun for a single jasmine plant by adding the feminine suffix '-a' to create ياسمينة.
How do you pronounce it?
yasamin
Did you know?
- In Damascus, the city's identity is so tied to the flower that it is often called 'The City of Jasmine' in Arabic.
- The word ياسمين is actually a guest in the Arabic language, having been borrowed from the Middle Persian word 'yasm'n'.
- The scent of ياسمين is frequently used in Arabic poetry as a metaphor for purity, innocence and the presence of a loved one.
Examples in context
- يعجبني عبق الياسمين في الحديقة.I love the scent of jasmine in the garden.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Maryam are walking through a park.
- أحمد Ahmedانظري يا مريم، هذا ياسمين جميل جداً.Unzhuri ya Maryam, hadha yasmin jamil jiddan.Look Maryam, this jasmine is very beautiful.
- مريم Maryamنعم، رائحته قوية ومنعشة.Na'am, ra'ihatuhu qawiyya wa mun'isha.Yes, its scent is strong and refreshing.
- أحمد Ahmedهل تريدين شراء بعض ياسمين للمنزل؟Hal turidina shira' ba'd yasmin lil-manzil?Do you want to buy some jasmine for the house?
- مريم Maryamفكرة رائعة، أنا موافقة.Fikra ra'i'a, ana muwafiqqa.Great idea, I agree.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ياسمين, CC BY-SA 4.0.
