Jasmine

[ jaz-min, jas- ]

/ ˈdʒæz mɪn, ˈdʒæs- /

noun

a female given name.

Also Jas·min, Jas·mi·na

[jaz-muh-nuh, jas-] /ˈdʒæz mə nə, ˈdʒæs-/.

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Examples from the Web for jasmin

One of us – Jasmin – is a home care worker in the Cleveland area.
Care Providers Fight for $15 and a Union|Jasmin Almodovar, Shirley Thompson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.
Care Providers Fight for $15 and a Union|Jasmin Almodovar, Shirley Thompson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is all full of gold, monsieur, said Jasmin, pointing to the cash drawer in the secretary; and its all yours.
The Bashful Lover (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIX)|Charles Paul de Kock
When Jasmin appeared at the office, the notary was not alone; two persons were with him.
The Bashful Lover (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIX)|Charles Paul de Kock

Though Jasmin was always thankful for her help, he did not abandon his own words without some little contention.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles
There was one review of his works, published in a London "Recueil," as he called it, to which Jasmin referred with great pleasure.
Claret and Olives, from the Garonne to the Rhone|Angus B. Reach
Never was Jasmin more pleased than when he heard the words of the King at such a moment.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles

British Dictionary definitions for jasmin

jasmine

/ (ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz-) /

noun

Also called: jessamine any oleaceous shrub or climbing plant of the tropical and subtropical genus Jasminum, esp J. officinalis: widely cultivated for their white, yellow, or red fragrant flowers, which are used in making perfume and in flavouring teaSee also winter jasmine

any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani (red jasmine)

a light to moderate yellow colour

Word Origin for jasmine

C16: from Old French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsmīn

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Word Origin and History for jasmin

jasmine

1570s, from French jasmin (Middle French jessemin), from Arabic yas(a)min, from Persian yasmin (cf. Greek iasme, iasmelaion, name of a Persian perfume). The plant first was grown in England 16c.