Where does “ܢܗܪܐ” come from?
ܢܗܪܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.
ܢܗܪܐ (Classical Syriac): river, stream; branch of a river; canal
Definitions
- river, stream; branch of a river; canal
Ancestry of “ܢܗܪܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | נהרא | — |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | nahar- | river |