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نهر

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Arabic

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Root
ن ه ر (n h r)
2 terms

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Semitic *nahar- (river).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. river
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • South Levantine Arabic: نهر (nahr)
  • Azerbaijani: nəhr
  • Persian: نهر
  • Ottoman Turkish: نهر
  • Tajik: наҳр (nahr)
  • Uzbek: nahr
via the plural form أَنْهَار (ʔanhār)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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نَهَرَ (nahara) I (non-past يَنْهَرُ (yanharu), verbal noun نَهْر (nahr))

  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!
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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نَهْر (nahrm

  1. verbal noun of نَهَرَ (nahara) (form I)
Declension
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَهْر (nahr, river).

Noun

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نهر (nehir) (plural انهار or نهر)

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

Derived terms

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

Descendants

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Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَهْر (nahr).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ن ه ر
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic نَهْر (nahr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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نهر (nahrm (plural أنهر (ʔanhor) or أنهار (ʔanhār))

  1. river
    نهر الأردنnahr il-ʔurdonRiver Jordan
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

See also

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