נהר

Aramaic

Verb

נהר • (transliteration needed)

  1. to light, to shine

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nāru), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎅𐎗 (nhr), Aramaic נהרא‎ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ‎ (nahrā), Arabic نهر‎ (nahr).

Pronunciation

Noun

נָהָר • (nahár) m (plural indefinite נְהָרוֹת‎, singular construct נְהַר־, plural construct נַהֲרוֹת־‎)

  1. river (especially the Nile, Euphrates, etc.)

Usage notes

  • There is also an alternative plural form נְהָרִים, used for example in the phrase ארם נהרים‎.

References

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to stream

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָהַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לנהור \ לִנְהֹר‎
  • action noun: נְהִירָה‎
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָהַרְתִּי‎ נָהַרְנוּ‎
second נָהַרְתָּ‎ נָהַרְתְּ‎ נְהַרְתֶּם‎1 נְהַרְתֶּן‎1
third נָהַר נָהֲרָה‎ נָהֲרוּ‎
present נוֹהֵר‎ נוֹהֶרֶת‎ נוֹהֲרִים‎ נוֹהֲרוֹת‎
future first אֶנְהַר‎ נִנְהַר‎
second תִּנְהַר‎ תִּנְהֲרִי‎ תִּנְהֲרוּ‎ תִּנְהַרְנָה‎2
third יִנְהַר‎ תִּנְהַר‎ יִנְהֲרוּ‎ תִּנְהַרְנָה‎2
imperative נְהַר נַהֲרִי‎ נַהֲרוּ‎ נְהַרְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָהַרְתֶּם‎ and נָהַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

References

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