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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

  1. river, stream; branch of a river; canal

Ancestry of “ܢܗܪܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicנהרא—
2Proto-Semiticnahar-river
Every word from Proto-Semitic nahar- →