# \*naḫīr-: 'nostril, nose'

> Proto-Semitic *naḫīr-, 'nostril, nose': reflexes in 12 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*naḫīr- |
| Meaning | 'nostril, nose' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 108 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nuḫrat-, nuḫarat-, minḫar- 'nostril, nose' \[BK 2 1220\] | BK 2 1220 |  |
| Mehri | nǝḫrīr \[JM 308\] | JM 308 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | náḥrīr \[LS 265\], \[SSL LS 1468\]; NUBAN nɔ́ḥɔrah \[SSL 4 92\] | LS 265; SSL LS 1468; SSL 4 92 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | naḫīru OB on \[CAD n1 136\], \[AHw 714\] | CAD n1 136; AHw 714 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | nḫerīr \[JH 99\] | JH 99 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nhira, anhira, ʕnhira \[DM 291\] | DM 291 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MLḤS nḥiro \[J Mlah 184\] NASS naḫīra \[Tser 0138\] MMND neḫīra \[M MND 512\] | J Mlah 184; Tser 0138; M MND 512 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | naḫrér \[JJ 199\] | JJ 199 |  |
| Hebrew | \*nǝḥīrayim (dual suff. nǝḥīrāw) (HALOT 686) | HALOT 686 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nǝḥīrā \[Ja 894\]; nḥwr, det. nwḥrh; nḥyr \[DJPA 346a apud CAL\] | Ja 894; DJPA 346a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nǝḥīrē (pl.) 'nares' \[Brock 424\] | Brock 424 |  |
| Aramaic | Dem. mnḥr \[HJ 1260\] | HJ 1260 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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