"Nisan" meaning in English

See Nisan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /niːˈsɑːn/, /ˈnɪsən/
Etymology: From Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|נִיסָן|tr=nisán}} Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nisan
  1. (Judaism) The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar. Wikidata QID: Q208192 Wikipedia link: Nisan Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Translations (seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar): ܢܝܣܢ (nisn) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), nisan (Czech), נִיסָן [masculine] (Hebrew), Níosán [masculine] (Irish), نیسان (nisân) (Persian), ניסן (nisn) (Yiddish)

Alternative forms

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