Where does “نهر” come from?

نهر (Arabic) comes from Arabic نَهْر, from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.

نهر (Arabic): river; verbal noun of نَهَرَ; to flow forth upon,...

Definitions

  1. river; verbal noun of نَهَرَ; to flow forth upon,...

Ancestry of “نهر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَهْرriver
2Aramaicנהראriver
3Proto-Semiticnahar-river
Every word from Proto-Semitic nahar- →Every word from Aramaic נהרא →Every word from Arabic نَهْر →
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