ܢܝܣܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Akkadian 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum)bor.

Aramaic נִיסָן (nīsān)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܢܝܼܣܵܢ

Inherited from Aramaic נִיסָן (nīsān), borrowed from Akkadian 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum).

Also borrowed into Arabic نَيْسَان (naysān) and Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [niːsaːn]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [niːsan]

Proper noun

ܢܝܼܣܵܢ • (nīsān) m

1. April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar of thirty days, following March and preceding May)
2. first month of the Assyrian calendar of thirty days, traditionally beginning on the day of the new moon closest to the Vernal equinox
3. Nisan (seventh month of the Jewish calendar of thirty days, following Adar and preceding Iyar)
4. a male given name
5. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (bēy nīsānē, “Spring”)
• ܢܝܼܣܢܵܝܵܐ (nīsnāyā, “Wheat sown in April”)
• ܚܲܕ݇ ܒܢܝܼܣܵܢ (ḥa bnīsān, “First of April, Assyrian New Year”)
• ܢܝܼܣܵܢܘܿ (nīsānō) (diminutive, nickname)

See also

Gregorian calendar months in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (yarḥē d-surgāḏā māwlāḏāyā) (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (kānōn trayyānā)	ܫܒ݂ܵܛ (šḇāṭ)	ܐܵܕ݂ܵܪ (āḏār)	ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān)
May	June	July	August
ܐܝܼܵܪ (īyār)	ܚܙܝܼܪܵܢ (ḥzīrān)	ܬܵܡܘܿܙ (tāmōz)	ܐܵܒ (āb), ܛܲܒܵܚ (ṭabbāḥ)
September	October	November	December
ܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ (īlōl)	ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (tišrīn qammāyā)	ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (tišrīn trayyānā)	ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (kānōn qammāyā)

Classical Syriac

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Akkadian 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum)bor.

Aramaic נִיסָן (nīsān)

Classical Syriac ܢܝܼܣܵܢ

Inherited from Aramaic נִיסָן (nīsān), borrowed from Akkadian 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nisɑn]

Noun

ܢܝܣܢ • (nīsān)

1. April
2. Nisan, Nissan

Gregorian calendar months in Classical Syriac · ܣܘܪܓܕܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܐ (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
ܟܢܘܢ ܒ (kānūn b)	ܫܒܛ (šḇāṭ)	ܐܕܪ (ʾādār)	ܢܝܣܢ (nīsān)
May	June	July	August
ܐܝܪ (ʾayyār)	ܚܙܝܪܢ (ḥzīrān)	ܬܡܘܙ (tammūz)	ܐܒ (ʾāb), ܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ
September	October	November	December
ܐܝܠܘܠ (ʾīlūl)	ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐ (tešrīn ʾ)	ܬܫܪܝܢ ܒ (tešrīn b)	ܟܢܘܢ ܐ (kānūn ʾ)

Descendants

• → Arabic: نيسان (naysān)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: نیسان (nisan)
    • Turkish: nisan
    • Northern Kurdish: nîsan
  • → Persian: نَیسان (neysân)

References

• “nysn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• ܢܝܣܢ on syriacdictionary.net
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903), A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎^[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 906
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928), Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 427
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 338

Further reading

ܢܝܣܢ on the Aramaic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^arc

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic נִיסָן.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nisən/

Noun

ܢܝܣܷܢ • (nisën) m

1. April

See also

Gregorian calendar months in Turoyo · ܝܰܪܚܶܐ (yarḥe) (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
ܟܳܢܘܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܳܐ (konun ḥaroyo)	ܐܷܫܘܷܛ (ëšwëṭ)	ܐܳܕ݂ܰܪ (oḏar)	ܢܝܣܷܢ (nisën)
May	June	July	August
ܐܝـܝܰܪ (iyar)	ܚܙܝܪܷܢ (ḥzirën)	ܬܰܡܷܙ (tamëz)	ܐܳܒ (ob), ܛܷܒܒܰܟ݂ (ṭëbbax)
September	October	November	December
ܐܝܠܷܢ (ilën)	ܬܷܫܪܷܢ ܩܰܡܳܝܳܐ (tëšrën qamoyo)	ܬܷܫܪܷܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܳܐ (tëšrën ḥaroyo)	ܟܳܢܘܢ ܩܰܡܳܝܳܐ (konun qamoyo)