ਨੀਲ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Noun

ਨੀਲ • (nīl) m (Shahmukhi spelling نیل)

  1. indigo (plant and dye)
  2. bruise
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian نیل (nīl), from Arabic النِيل (an-nīl).

Proper noun

ਨੀਲ • (nīl) m (Shahmukhi spelling نیل)

  1. Nile (a river in Africa)

Further reading

  • “ਨੀਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਨੀਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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