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esfand

esfand noun: the seeds of wild rue.

Noun

esfand (uncountable)

  1. The seeds of wild rue.
    • Not only is esfand directly endorsed by God and used by the Prophet Muhammad, but it also instills courage, expels demons and diseases, and repels the evil eye.2005, Fereshteh Davaran, Continuity in Iranian Identity: A Study of Andarz and Adab
    • 2010, July 14, My Persian Kitchen, Esfand & The Evil Eye (title), My Persian Kitchen, cited in the bibliography of 2016, Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, volume 78 or 79

Proper noun capitalized: Esfand

Esfand

  1. The twelfth solar month of the Persian calendar.

Examples of esfand in a sentence

  • The inhibitive role of Esfand seed extract (ESE) was studied in 3.5% NaCl medium.2020 September 10, Mehdi Tabatabaei Majd et al., “Steel corrosion lowering in front of the saline solution by a nitrogen-rich source of...
  • Alkaloids of Esfand can form dangerous reaction with antihistamines, antidepressants, decongestants, expectorant and some stimulants2021 February 9, Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian, “Improving health benefits with considering traditional and modern health benefits of Peganum...

Origin of esfand

Borrowed from Persian اسفند.

Borrowed from Iranian Persian اسفند (esfand), from Classical Persian اسفند (isfand). See there for more.

Questions about esfand

What does esfand mean?
Esfand means the seeds of wild rue.
How do you use esfand in a sentence?
The inhibitive role of Esfand seed extract (ESE) was studied in 3.5% NaCl medium.
What part of speech is esfand?
Esfand can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near esfand in the dictionary

  1. eses
  2. esexual
  3. ESF
  4. Esfahan
  5. Esfahani
  6. esfand
  7. Esfarayen
  8. esfenvalerate
  9. esfiha
  10. esfihas
  11. ESFJ

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