Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/N*nVhVr-: 'river, stream' 1, 'stream-cut cave, stream bed' 2 Root FieldValueReconstruction*nVhVr-Meaning'river, stream' 1, 'stream-cut cave, stream bed' 2Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicnahr- (BK 2, 1354); nahr, nahar (Lane 2858); manhar 2 (HALOT 600)BK 2, 1354; Lane 2858; HALOT 600gloss withheldAkkadiannāru (CAD N/1 370)CAD N/1 370gloss withheldUgariticnhr (DULAT 618)DULAT 618gloss withheldHebrewnāhār (HALOT 676); *minhārâ, pl. minhārôt 2 (HALOT 600)HALOT 676; HALOT 600gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicnahᵃrā (HALOT 676; DJPA 343a apud CAL)HALOT 676; DJPA 343a; CALSyrian Aramaicnahrā (LGz. 394; Payne Smith 330)LGz. 394; Payne Smith 330gloss withheldAmoritenahrum (Gelb AS 21, 26); nah(a)r: na-ra-nu-um, um-mi-na-ru, bi-in-na-a-[ri] (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 84)Gelb AS 21 26; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 84gloss withheldEpigraphic South ArabianSAB nhr (Kogan 2011, 191); pl. ʾnhr (Sabaweb lemma 4633) (SD 94)Kogan 2011 191; Sabaweb lemma 4633; SD 94gloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic nhr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 105)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 105gloss withheldPhoeniciannhrm (HALOT 676)HALOT 676Biblical Aramaicnəhar 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. נְהַר)HALOT BArm. s.v. נְהַרgloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 3 November 2026Linked from 1 pageN