niha

See also: nihá

Chickasaw

Noun

niha

1. oil

Ese

Noun

niha

1. shade

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• ana, anaka, anêka, aniha, anika, naga, naha, naka, niho, nika, noke

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈhɑː/

Adverb

niha (Arabic spelling نھا)

1. now

   Synonym: taze

   ji niha û wêvatir ― henceforth, from now on

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “niha”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 74

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-niha (infinitive kuniha, perfective (Rwanda) -nishye or (Rundi) -nishe)

1. groan
2. complain

Derived terms

• umuniho