Nisan
/niːˈsɑːn/
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obsolete/ˈnaɪsæn/
Nisan proper noun: the seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.
Proper noun
Nisan
- The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.
- Micky Vayner shrugged; as far as he knew, it was, by the lunar calendar, an ordinary day in the month of Nisan.2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 346
Nisan meaning in Arabic, Indonesian and Persian
Nisan in Arabic
- seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
- نَيْسَان naysān
Nisan in Indonesian
- seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
- Nisan
Nisan in Persian
- seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
- نیسان nisân
Origin of Nisan
From Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán).
Words that rhyme with Nisan
Questions about Nisan
- What does Nisan mean?
- Nisan means the seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.
- What is Nisan in Arabic?
- Nisan in Arabic is نَيْسَان (naysān). See Nisan meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Nisan?
- Nisan is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nisan?
- Nisan is pronounced /niːˈsɑːn/.
Words near Nisan in the dictionary
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