*nhm: 'to growl, roar, groan' 1, 'roaring, growl' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*nhm
Meaning	'to growl, roar, groan' 1, 'roaring, growl' 2
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	nhm 1; naham 2; nᵊhāmâ 2 (HALOT 676)	HALOT 676	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	nham 'to roar; to moan, murmur' 1; nhāmā 'roaring, howling; murmuring' 2; nehmā 'roaring; moaning' 2 (Payne Smith 329)	Payne Smith 329
Judaic Aramaic	nhm 1 (HALOT 676)	HALOT 676	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	nhm 1; (a)nhimtā 2 (HALOT 676)	HALOT 676	gloss withheld
Arabic	nahama 1 (BK 2 1358–1359) (HALOT 676)	BK 2 1358–1359; HALOT 676	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Lane 3039 gives nahīm 'a chiding of camels'. Not 1549 *nVham- 'be insatiable' (Arabic nahima).

Updated 26 October 2026