נהר

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Aramaic

Verb

נהר • (transliteration needed)

  1. to light, to shine

Hebrew

Root
נ־ה־ר (n-h-r)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum) and Arabic نَهْر (nahr).

Pronunciation

Noun

נָהָר • (nahár) m (plural indefinite נְהָרוֹת or נְהָרִים, singular construct נְהַר־, plural construct נַהֲרוֹת־)

  1. river (especially the Nile, Euphrates, etc.)
Derived terms

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to surge

References

Etymology 2

Compare Aramaic נהורא, Classical Syriac ܢܘܗܪܐ (nuhrā), Arabic نَهَار (nahār).

Verb

נָהַר • (nahár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to shine
Conjugation
Conjugation of נָהַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָהַרְתִּי נָהַרְנוּ
second נָהַרְתָּ נָהַרְתְּ נְהַרְתֶּם1 נְהַרְתֶּן1
third נָהַר נָהֲרָה נָהֲרוּ
present נוֹהֵר נוֹהֶרֶת נוֹהֲרִים נוֹהֲרוֹת
future first אֶנְהַר נִנְהַר
second תִּנְהַר תִּנְהֲרִי תִּנְהֲרוּ תִּנְהַרְנָה2
third יִנְהַר תִּנְהַר יִנְהֲרוּ תִּנְהַרְנָה2
imperative נְהַר נַהֲרִי נַהֲרוּ נְהַרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָהַרְתֶּם and נָהַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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