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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


Nisan

Nisan

See also: nisan, nisän, nišan, and nişan

English

Proper noun

Nisan

  1. (Judaism) The seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.

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Turkish

Proper noun

Nisan

  1. A male given name
  2. A female given name

nisan

nisan

See also: Nisan, nisän, nišan, and nişan

Japanese

Romanization

nisan

  1. rōmaji reading of にさん

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic نِيسَان (nīsān).

Pronunciation

Noun

nisan (definite accusative nisanı, plural nisanlar)

  1. April

Declension

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