اسفند

Etymology 1
A contraction of اسفندارمذ, اسفندارمزد , from ; name of the fourth Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism and a Goddess. Compare 🇨🇬,, Iranian borrowings.

Proper noun

 * 1) Esfand, the twelfth month of the solar Persian calendar.
 * 2) Name of the fifth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.

Etymology 2
From, ultimately from (compare 🇨🇬, because the plant is used in fumigation against evil eye. Ultimately from 🇨🇬. Cognate to Pashto "Spelani", the same thing.

Noun

 * 1) wild rue