نيل

العربية

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نيل^¹

noun نَيْل · nayl · النَّيْل · نَيْلٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of نَالَ (nāla) (form I)

نيل^²

/niːl/

Rhymes with -iːl

Where it comes from

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl, “indigo”), from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”). Doublet of لَيْلَك (laylak, “lilac”).

noun نِيل · nīl · النِّيل · نِيلٌ

indigo (Indigofera)

verb نَيَّلَ · nayyala · يُنَيِّلُ · تَنْيِيل · مُنَيِّل

to colour indigo

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"نيل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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نيل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84

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"نيل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نيل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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