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 نهرkenâr-e nahrby 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 الأردنnahr il-ʔurdonRiver Jordan
    (file)

See also

  • جدول (jadwal, creek, brook)
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