Nil

Nil (definite accusative Nili, plural Nillər)

1. a transliteration of the English male given name Neil

From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos), probably via Arabic نِيل (nīl).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnil]

Nil m

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

• Nil Blanc
• Nil Blau

• nilòtic

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɪl]
• Hyphenation: Nil

Nil m inan (relational adjective nilský)

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

• “Nil”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Nil”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Nil”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): [ˈniˀl]

Nil c

1. indefinite singular of Nilen

• IPA^(key): /nil/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Nil m

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

• bec-en-sabot du Nil

• lin

• IPA^(key): /niːl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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der Nil m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Nil or des Nils)

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

Borrowed from Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl).

• IPA^(key): /nîl/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [nɪ̂l]

Nîl f

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

From Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnil/, [ˈnɪl]

Nil

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

Nil m

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

Learned borrowing from Latin Nilus, from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲil/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: Nil
• Homophone: nil

Nil m inan

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

• Nil in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Nil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): /nîl/

Nȉl m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ни̏л)

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

• IPA^(key): /nìːl/

Níl m inan

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)

• “Nil”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “Nil”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

• IPA^(key): /nil/

Nil

1. Nile (a large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world)
2. a female given name