is also the name for the month of April in Levantine and Mesopotamian Arabic (), a later Semitic language (see Arabic names of Gregorian months), in Kurdish languages and modern Turkish. Maghrebi and Gulf state Arabic use the modified Latin name "Ibril". In the story of Xenogears, "Nisan" is the name of a country, named after the Hebrew month. Quartodecimanism See also Jewish astrology Chaitra References External links Resources on the Month of Nisan Jewish Encyclopedia: Nisan Strong's Concordance: Nisan This Month in Jewish History Months of the Hebrew calendar