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Webster 1913 Edition

Nisan

‖

Ni′san

,
Noun.
[Heb.
nīsān
.]
The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the Christian calendar. See
Abib
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nisan

NIS'AN

,
Noun.
A month of the Jewish calendar, the first month of the sacred year and seventh of the civil year, answering nearly to our March. It was originally called Abibi, but began to be called Nisan after the captivity.

Definition 2024

nišan

nišan

See also: nisan, Nisan, nisän, and nişan

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

nìšan m ‎(Cyrillic spelling нѝшан)

  1. target
  2. aim
  3. mark
  4. (Islam) gravemarker

Declension

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نشان ‎(nişan), from Persian نشان ‎(nešān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nǐʃan/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧šan

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