nir

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Maltese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nir m

  1. indigo (plant, its colour)

See also

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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

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Romanization

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nir

  1. Romanization of 𒉪 (nir)