نهر

Arabic

Root
ن ه ر‎ (n-h-r)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum) and Biblical Hebrew נָהָר‎ (nɔhɔr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nahr/, /na.har/
  • (file)

Noun

نَهْر or نَهَر • (nahr or nahar) m (plural أَنْهَار‎ (ʔanhār) or أَنْهُر‎ (ʔanhur) or نُهُر (nuhur) or نُهْر (nuhr) or نُهُور‎ (nuhūr))

  1. river

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

نَهَرَ • (nahara) I, non-past يَنْهَرُ‎‎ (yanharu)

  1. to flow forth upon, to betide
  2. to yell at, to reprimand, to rebuff

Conjugation

Noun

نَهْر • (nahr) m

  1. verbal noun of نَهَرَ (nahara) (form I)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr, “river”).

Noun

نهر • (nehir) (plural انهار‎ or نهر)

  1. river, a large stream which drains a land mass
    Synonym: ایرماق‎ (ırmak)

Derived terms

  • نهری‎ (nehiri, “pertaining to a river, fluviatile”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: nehir

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /nahɾ/

Noun

Dari نهر
Iranian Persian
Tajik наҳр (nahr)

نَهر • (nahr)

  1. brook; creek; stream
    ‏کنار نهر‎ ― kenâr-e nahr ― by the stream; streamside
    ‏زیر درختان نهر جاری است.‎‎ ― zir-e deraxtân nahr jâri ast. ― The stream flows under the trees.
  2. (rare) river
    Synonyms: رودخانه‎ (rudxâne), رود‎ (rud), دریا‎ (daryâ)

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ه ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nahr/, [ˈnˤɑ.h(ɪ)rˤ]
  • (file)

Noun

نهر • (nahr) m (plural أنهر‎ (ʔanhor) or أنهار‎ (ʔanhār))

  1. river
    ‏نهر الأردن‎‎ ― nahr il-ʔurdon ― River Jordan
    (file)

See also

  • جدول‎ (jadwal, “creek, brook”)
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