nigh

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Proto-West Germanic *nāhw Old English nēah Middle English neygh English nigh Inherited from Middle English neygh, from Old English nēah, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h2neḱ- (“to reach”).

* As an English surname, variant of Nye. * As a German surname, probably Americanized from Neu, Ney.

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: ngjitur — near, close by
• Gheg Albanian: nit — near, close by
• Arabic: قَرِيب (qarīb) — near, close by
• Bulgarian: близък (blizǎk) — near, close by
• Czech: blízký — near, close by
• Dutch: dichtbij — near, close by
• Dutch: nabij — near, close by
• Dutch: naderbij — near, close by
• Finnish: likeinen — near, close by
• Finnish: läheinen — near, close by
• French: proche — near, close by
• French: près — near, close by
• Galician: preto — near, close by
• Galician: próximo — near, close by
• German: nahe — near, close by
• German: nah bei — near, close by
• Greek: κοντά (kontá) — near, close by
• Hungarian: közel — near, close by
• Japanese: 近い — near, close by
• Lithuanian: arti — near, close by
• Lithuanian: šalia — near, close by
• Occitan: prèp — near, close by
• Persian: نزدیک (nazdik) — near, close by
• Polish: bliski — near, close by
• Polish: rychły — near, close by
• Portuguese: perto — near, close by
• Portuguese: próximo — near, close by
• Russian: бли́жний (blížnij) — near, close by
• Russian: бли́зкий (blízkij) — near, close by
• Serbo-Croatian: бли́зу — near, close by
• Serbo-Croatian: u blizini — near, close by
• Serbo-Croatian: blízu — near, close by
• Serbo-Croatian: u blizini — near, close by
• Spanish: cerca — near, close by
• Spanish: cabe — near, close by
• Swedish: nära — near, close by
• Swedish: när — near, close by
• Turkish: yakın — near, close by
• Ottoman Turkish: یاقین (yakın) — near, close by
• Bulgarian: почти (počti) — almost; nearly
• Czech: téměř — almost; nearly
• Czech: skoro — almost; nearly
• Finnish: lähes — almost; nearly
• Finnish: melkein — almost; nearly
• Finnish: miltei — almost; nearly
• German: beinahe — almost; nearly
• German: nahezu — almost; nearly
• Ancient Greek: ἄγχι (ánkhi) — almost; nearly
• Irish: in aice — almost; nearly
• Irish: i gcóngar — almost; nearly
• Irish: i bhfogas — almost; nearly
• Old English: fornēah — almost; nearly
• Persian: نزدیک (nazdik) — almost; nearly
• Polish: blisko — almost; nearly
• Polish: niebawem — almost; nearly
• Polish: wkrótce — almost; nearly
• Polish: rychle — almost; nearly
• Polish: rychło — almost; nearly
• Russian: почти́ (počtí) — almost; nearly
• Russian: приблизи́тельно (priblizítelʹno) — almost; nearly
• Spanish: cercano — almost; nearly
• Swedish: nästan — almost; nearly
• Swedish: närpå — almost; nearly
• Turkish: neredeyse — almost; nearly
• Arabic: بُالْقُرب مِن (bi-l-qurb min) — near, close to
• Arabic: قريب من (ʔurayeb men) — near, close to
• Bulgarian: наблизо (nablizo) — near, close to
• Czech: při — near, close to
• Czech: u — near, close to
• Czech: vedle — near, close to
• Finnish: lähellä — near, close to
• Finnish: liki — near, close to
• Persian: نزدیک (nazdik) — near, close to
• Polish: blisko — near, close to
• Polish: obok — near, close to
• Russian: бли́зко (blízko) — near, close to
• Russian: во́зле (vózle) — near, close to
• Russian: о́коло (ókolo) — near, close to
• Russian: ря́дом (rjádom) — near, close to
• Bulgarian: доближавам се (dobližavam se) — to approach
• Bulgarian: приближавам се (približavam se) — to approach
• Chinese Mandarin: 靠近 (kàojìn) — to approach
• Chinese Mandarin: 接近 (jīejìn) — to approach
• Czech: přiblížit se — to approach
• Czech: přibližovat se — to approach
• Czech: přiblížit — to approach
• Finnish: lähestyä — to approach
• French: s'approcher — to approach
• Hungarian: közeleg — to approach
• Hungarian: eljön — to approach
• Hungarian: közelg — to approach
• Hungarian: eljő — to approach
• Persian: نزدیک شدن (nazdik šodan) — to approach
• Polish: przybliżać się — to approach
• Polish: przybliżyć się — to approach
• Russian: близиться (blizitʹsja) — to approach
• Russian: приближа́ться (približátʹsja) — to approach
• Swedish: närma — to approach
• Turkish: yaklaşmak — to approach