# \*nḫr: 'whale, a marine animal'

> Proto-Semitic *nḫr, 'whale, a marine animal': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## 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.

## Linked from

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

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