Kalmar ta nisa tana da ma'anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da ita. Anan akwai yiwuwar ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "nisa":Lalaci: A, zuwa, ko ta nisa mai girma a sarari ko lokaci. Misali: "Yana zaune nesa da birni." m. Misali: "Sun yi tafiya zuwa wurare masu nisa." Misali: "Wannan ita ce mafi nisa da za mu iya kaiwa." Adjective: Bayan abin da ya dace ko abin yarda; wuce gona da iri. Misali: "Wannan ya ɗan yi nisa don yin wasa." bambanta. Misali: "Sun zo daga nesa da fadi." Suna: Hanya mai nisa. Misali: "Muna da nisa kafin mu isa wurin da muke nufi." da yawa. Misali: "Na ji daɗin littafin fiye da yadda nake zato." Verb: Don ci gaba ko ci gaba. Misali: "aikin ya yi nisa kuma yana da hanyoyin da za a bi."Don Allah a lura cewa ma'anar kalma na iya bambanta dangane da takamaiman ƙamus. nassoshi da mahallin da aka yi amfani da kalmar. Yana da kyau koyaushe a tuntuɓi ingantaccen ƙamus don ingantacciyar ma'anar ma'anarta ta zamani.
Disturbing news from far away.
We're still not far from Pentos,
We're going as far south as south goes.
As far south as south goes,
Go as far away as you can,
lf he's coming this far north...