# \*naḥ(a)r-: 'upper part of chest'

> Proto-Semitic *naḥ(a)r-, 'upper part of chest': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*naḥ(a)r- |
| Meaning | 'upper part of chest' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2163 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | naḥr- 'the collarbone and the part of the body between the base of the neck and the sternum' \[BK 2 1213\]; manḥūr- 'part of the body around the collarbone' \[BK 2 1213\]. | BK 2 1213 |  |
| Tigre | näḥar \[LH 324\] | LH 324 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | náḥar \[JJ 187\] | JJ 187 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>)

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