نیله

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian *nīlag (borrowed in Arabic as نِيلَج (nīlaj)), from nyl (nīl, “indigo”) (> Persian نیل (nil, “indigo”)) + -k' (-ag).

Noun

نیله • (nile)

1. Synonym of نیل

Etymology 2

Noun

نیله • (nile)

1. white horse

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “نیله”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “nīl”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 60