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English
Proper noun
Nihal
- Beta Leporis, the second-brightest star in the constellation of Lepus.
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نهال (nihāl, “a sapling, offshoot”),[1][2][3] from Persian نهال (nehâl, nahâl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈhal/
- Hyphenation: Ni‧hal
Proper noun
Nihal
- a female given name from Persian
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “نهال”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2114
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “نهال”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1293
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “نهال”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1477
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