| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Nisan |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ni·san |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n s n, n -sän |
| NOUN: | The seventh month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See table at calendar. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hebrew nîs n, from Akkadian nis nu, the first month in the Babylonian calendar (corresponding to parts of March and April), from Sumerian nisag, first fruits : nig, ni, thing, nominalizing pref., sag, head, top, first.
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