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نيشان

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See also: نيسان and نىشان

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian نشان (nišān), likely from its earlier (now archaic) form نیشان (nīšān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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نِيشَان (nīšānm (plural نَيَاشِين (nayāšīn))

  1. aim, goal, target
    Synonym: هَدَف (hadaf)
  2. sign, mark
    Synonym: عَلامة (ʕalāma)
  3. medal, order (now the commonest sense)
    Synonym: وِسام (wisām)
  4. decoration
    Synonym: زِينة (zīna)
  5. (Egypt) bridal attire

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swahili: nishani

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ن ي ش
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic نِيشَان (nīšān).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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نيشان (nīšān)

  1. straight
    Synonyms: طول (ṭūl), ڭود (gud), ديريكت (dirikt)

Derived terms

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