نهر

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ه ر (n-h-r). Compare Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nāru), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎅𐎗 (nhr), Aramaic נהרא ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (nahrā), Hebrew נהר (nahar).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

نَهْر or نَهَر (nahr or nahar) m (plural أَنْهَار (ʾanhār) or أَنْهُر (ʾanhur) or نُهُر (nuhur) or نُهْر (nuhr) or نُهُور (nuhūr))

  1. river

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), نهر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic نَهْر (nahr).

Noun

نهر (nehir)

  1. river

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَهْر (nahr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næhɾ/

Noun

Dari Persian نهر
Iranian Persian نهر
Tajiki Persian наҳр (nahr)

نهر (nahr)

  1. (rare) river
  2. brook

Synonyms

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