*nḫr: 'whale, a marine animal'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*nḫr
Meaning	'whale, a marine animal'
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline 314

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	nāḫiru (CAD N₁ 137, AHw. 714 apud SEDonline 314)	CAD N₁ 137, AHw. 714; SEDonline 314	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	ˀanḫr (DULAT 76; Watson 2007:77 apud SEDonline 314)	DULAT 76; Watson 2007:77; SEDonline 314	gloss withheld

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Notes

PS *nḫr 'to snore' (Kogan 2015: 332 apud SEDonline 314), related to PS *naḫīr- 'nostril' (SEDonline 314). Akk. nāḫiru and Ugr. ˀanḫr are different formations of the root. Cf. 172 *naḫīr- 'nostril, nose'. The verb 'to snore, snort' is 3747.

Updated 25 October 2026

*nḫr: 'whale, a marine animal'

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