نيشان

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نيشان

  • /niː.ʃaːn/

Where it comes from

From Classical Persian نشان (nišān), likely from its earlier (now archaic) form نیشان (nīšān).

noun نِيشَان · nīšān · نَيَاشِين · النِّيشَان

  1. aim, goal, target

    Similar: هَدَف

  2. sign, mark

    Similar: عَلامة

  3. medal, order (now the commonest sense)

    Similar: وِسام

  4. decoration

    Similar: زِينة

  5. Egypt bridal attire

In English

  • target butt or mark to shoot at

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"نيشان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

نيشان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86

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"نيشان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نيشان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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