# \*nVhVr-: 'river, stream' 1, 'stream-cut cave, stream bed' 2

> Proto-Semitic *nVhVr-, 'river, stream' 1, 'stream-cut cave, stream bed' 2: reflexes in 11 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nVhVr- |
| Meaning | 'river, stream' 1, 'stream-cut cave, stream bed' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nahr- (BK 2, 1354); nahr, nahar (Lane 2858); manhar 2 (HALOT 600) | BK 2, 1354; Lane 2858; HALOT 600 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | nāru (CAD N/1 370) | CAD N/1 370 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | nhr (DULAT 618) | DULAT 618 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nāhār (HALOT 676); \*minhārâ, pl. minhārôt 2 (HALOT 600) | HALOT 676; HALOT 600 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nahᵃrā (HALOT 676; DJPA 343a apud CAL) | HALOT 676; DJPA 343a; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nahrā (LGz. 394; Payne Smith 330) | LGz. 394; Payne Smith 330 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | nahrum (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, 84 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB nhr (Kogan 2011, 191); pl. ʾnhr (Sabaweb lemma 4633) (SD 94) | Kogan 2011 191; Sabaweb lemma 4633; SD 94 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nhr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 105) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 105 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | nhrm (HALOT 676) | HALOT 676 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | nəhar 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. נְהַר) | HALOT BArm. s.v. נְהַר | gloss withheld |

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