jasmine English · revision 1472

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1562}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/, /ˈd͡ʒæzmən/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|jasmin]], earlier [[m|frm|jassemin]], [[m|frm|jessemin]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) from [[ar|ياسمين|tr=yāsamīn]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) from [[fa|یاسمین|tr=yāsmīn]], [[m|fa|یاسمن|tr=yāsaman]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Hoad 1986)^(RHWU) Compare [[grc|ἰάσμη|tr=iásmē]], the name of a Persian perfume that was perhaps oil of jasmine.^(Etymonline)^(Weekley 1921) The variant [[jessamine]] represents the older French form.^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The climbing shrub ''Jasminum officinale'' with fragrant white flowers (1562 in Merriam-Webster; 1578 in the OED and Barnhart; 1570s in Etymonline).^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The plant was first grown in England in the 16th century.^(Etymonline) The name was extended to all species of the genus ''Jasminum'' (1578)^(OED 1989) and, with qualifying words, to fragrant plants of other genera, such as the Carolina jasmine (1760).^(OED 1989)^(AHD) From 1670 it also meant a perfume made from the flowers.^(OED 1989)^(AHD) As a colour name it is a light to brilliant yellow.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1562 – first date in Merriam-Webster.^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1578 – the genus ''Jasminum''.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1670 – the perfume.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1760 – other fragrant plants.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Any of several shrubs or climbing plants of the genus ''Jasminum'', of the [[olive]] family, with fragrant white, yellow or red flowers used in making [[perfume]] and flavouring tea.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The perfume obtained from these flowers.^(AHD)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Any of several other plants with fragrant flowers, such as the Carolina jasmine.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A light to brilliant yellow colour.^(AHD)^(RHWU)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[jasmine tea]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[jessamine]]

+ * [[gelsemium]]

+ * [[frangipani]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}