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             
             turkwas              iżraq, ċelesti (smewwi)              blu (ikħal)
             vjola; indigo, nir              maġenta; vjola              roża (wardi)

Sumerian

Romanization

nir

  1. romanization of 𒉪 (nir)