# ܢܝܣܢ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic נִיסָן (nīsān), from Akkadian 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum); also borrowed into Arabic نَيْسَان (naysān) and Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [niːsaːn]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [niːsan]

### Proper noun

ܢܝܼܣܵܢ • (nīsān) m
* April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar of thirty days, following March and preceding May)
* The first month of the Assyrian calendar of thirty days, traditionally beginning on the day of the new moon closest to the Vernal equinox.
* Nisan (seventh month of the Jewish calendar of thirty days, following Adar and preceding Iyar)
* a male given name
* a surname transferred from the given name

#### Derived terms

* ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (bēy nīsānē, “Spring”)
* ܢܝܼܣܢܵܝܵܐ (nīsnāyā, “Wheat sown in April”)
* ܚܲܕ݇ ܒܢܝܼܣܵܢ (ḥa bnīsān, “First of April, Assyrian New Year”)

### See also

Gregorian calendar months in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܓܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (yarḥē d-surgāḏā māwlāḏāyā) (layout · text) :
| January | February | March | April |
| ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (kānōn trayyānā) | ܫܒ݂ܵܛ (šḇāṭ) | ܐܵܕ݂ܵܪ (āḏār) | ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān) |
| May | June | July | August |
| ܐܝܼܵܪ (īyār) | ܚܙܝܼܪܵܢ (ḥzīrān) | ܬܵܡܘܿܙ (tāmōz) | ܐܵܒ (āb), ܛܲܒܵܚ (ṭabbāḥ) |
| September | October | November | December |
| ܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ (īlōl) | ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (tišrīn qammāyā) | ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (tišrīn trayyānā) | ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (kānōn qammāyā) |

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

From Aramaic נִיסָן, from Akkadian 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nisɑn]

### Noun

ܢܝܣܢ • (nīsān)
* April
* Nisan, Nissan
Gregorian calendar months in Classical Syriac · ܣܘܪܓܕܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܐ (layout · text) :
| January | February | March | April |
| ܟܢܘܢ ܒ (kānūn b) | ܫܒܛ (šḇāṭ) | ܐܕܪ (ʾādār) | ܢܝܣܢ (nīsān) |
| May | June | July | August |
| ܐܝܪ (ʾayyār) | ܚܙܝܪܢ (ḥzīrān) | ܬܡܘܙ (tammūz) | ܐܒ (ʾāb), ܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ |
| September | October | November | December |
| ܐܝܠܘܠ (ʾīlūl) | ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐ (tešrīn ʾ) | ܬܫܪܝܢ ܒ (tešrīn b) | ܟܢܘܢ ܐ (kānūn ʾ) |

#### Descendants

* → Arabic: نيسان (naysān)
** → Ottoman Turkish: نیسان (nisan)
*** Turkish: nisan
*** Northern Kurdish: nîsan
** → Persian: نَیسان (neysân)

### References

* “nysn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* ܢܝܣܢ on syriacdictionary.net
* Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 906
* Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 427
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 338

### Further reading

ܢܝܣܢ on the Aramaic Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{arc}$

## Turoyo
### Etymology

From Aramaic נִיסָן.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nisən/

### Noun

ܢܝܣܷܢ • (nisën) m
* April

### See also

Gregorian calendar months in Turoyo · ܝܰܪܚܶܐ (yarḥe) (layout · text) :
| January | February | March | April |
| ܟܳܢܘܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܳܐ (konun ḥaroyo) | ܐܷܫܘܷܛ (ëšwëṭ) | ܐܳܕ݂ܰܪ (oḏar) | ܢܝܣܷܢ (nisën) |
| May | June | July | August |
| ܐܝـܝܰܪ (iyar) | ܚܙܝܪܷܢ (ḥzirën) | ܬܰܡܷܙ (tamëz) | ܐܳܒ (ob), ܛܷܒܒܰܟ݂ (ṭëbbax) |
| September | October | November | December |
| ܐܝܠܷܢ (ilën) | ܬܷܫܪܷܢ ܩܰܡܳܝܳܐ (tëšrën qamoyo) | ܬܷܫܪܷܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܳܐ (tëšrën ḥaroyo) | ܟܳܢܘܢ ܩܰܡܳܝܳܐ (konun qamoyo) |