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Arabic
Etymology
Persian نسا (nesâ)
Proper noun
نِسَا، نَسَا • (nisā, nasā) ?
- (archaic, historical) a town in Fars
- (archaic, historical) a place in Hamadan
- (archaic, historical) a place in Kerman
- (archaic, historical) a place in Khurasan
References
- Rüdiger Schmitt (2002), "NISĀYA" in Encyclopaedia Iranica
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic نِسَاء (nisāʔ).
Noun
نسا • (nisa)
- women (collectively)
Descendants
References
Urdu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian نسا (nisā), from Arabic نِسَاء (nisāʔ).
Noun
نِسا • (nisā) f pl (indeclinable, Hindi spelling निसा)
- women
- Synonym: خَواتِین (xavātīn)
Noun
نِسا • (nisā) f (indeclinable, Hindi spelling निसा)
- the female sex, womankind
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 (nisā), from Sanskrit निशा (niśā). Doublet of نِس (nis) and نِشا (niśā).
Noun
نِسا • (nisā) f (Hindi spelling निसा)
- night
- Synonyms: رات (rāt), رَین (rain), شَب (śab), لَیل (lail)
Derived terms
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “نسا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “نسا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.