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
    الْنَّهَرُ يَجْرِي بَيْنَ الْجِبَالِ الْخَضْرَاءِ وَيُضْفِي جَمَالًا خَاصًا عَلَى الْمَنْطِقَةِ.
    al-nnaharu yajrī bayna l-jibāli l-ḵaḍrāʔi wayuḍfī jamālan ḵāṣan ʕalā l-manṭiqati.
    The river flows between the green mountains and adds a special beauty to the region.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: nəhr
  • Persian: نهر
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: नहर (nahar)
      Urdu: نَہَر (nahar)
  • Ottoman Turkish: نهر
  • Tajik: наҳр (nahr)
  • Uzbek: nahr

(via plural form أَنْهَار (ʔanhār))

Verb

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

  1. to flow forth upon, to betide
  2. to yell at, to reprimand, to rebuff, to child
    لَا تَنْهَرْ وَالِدَيْكَ!
    lā tanhar wālidayka!
    Don't yell at your parents!

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

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَهْر (nahr).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nahr
Dari reading? nahr
Iranian reading? nahr
Tajik reading? nahr

Noun

Dari نهر
Iranian Persian
Tajik наҳр

نَهْر • (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

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: नहर (nahar)
    Urdu: نَہَر (nahar)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ه ر
1 term

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

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