nir

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːr/

Noun

nir m

1. indigo (plant, its colour)

See also

Colors in Maltese · kuluri/lwien (layout · text)

abjad	griż, rmiedi, ixheb	iswed
aħmar; krimżi	oranġjo; kannella (ismar); kafelatte; ixqar	isfar; krema
limetti	aħdar
turkin, turkważ	iżraq, ċelesti (smewwi)	blu (ikħal)
vjola; indigo, nir	maġenta; vjola	roża (wardi)

Sumerian

Romanization

nir

1. Romanization of 𒉪 (nir)