ܢܝܢܓܐ nyngʾ Indigofera
MP *nīlag; cf. NP nīla the dried juice or sediment of the indigo-plant; indigo; blue (Steingass 1444); NP, Arab. nīlaǰ id. (ibid.); the word is ultimately of Indian origin: cf. OInd. nīlī- indigo plant, indigo (Turner 1966, no. 7568). As regards the change of -l- > -n-, see § 11.3.2 ● BB 1244, 12 ◆ LS 431b