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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
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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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    Denominal from نَهْر (nahr).

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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!
      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)
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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)

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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).

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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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    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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