Nisa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nisa"

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِسَاء (nisāʔ, “women”).

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈnisa/ [ˈni.sa]
• Hyphenation: Ni‧sa

Proper noun

Nisa

1. a female given name from Arabic

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly after the French city of Nice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.zɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

  (file)

• Homophone: niza

Proper noun

Nisa f

1. a village and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal

Related terms

• nisense

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Nice.

Proper noun

Nisa f

1. Nice (a coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نساء (Nisâ), from Arabic نِسَاء (nisāʔ, “women”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈsa/
• Hyphenation: Ni‧sa

Proper noun

Nisa

1. a female given name from Arabic