*nḫr: 'to snore, snort'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	naḫāru B (CAD N/1 128)	CAD N/1 128	gloss withheld
Hebrew	nḥr: qal (Jr 6:29); naḥar (Jb 39:20); naḥărâ (Jr 8:16) (HALOT 690)	HALOT 690	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	nḥar 'to breathe heavily, snore'; nḥārā 'heavy, stertorous breathing' (Payne Smith 335)	Payne Smith 335
Arabic	naḫara 'he snorted; he snored; he made a sound with the nose' (Lane 2777)	Lane 2777
Geez	nəḫra (yənḫar) (LGz. 396)	LGz. 396	gloss withheld
Amorite	n-ḫ-r: ia-an-ḫu-ru-um; naḫar: na-ḫa-ra (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 88)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 88	gloss withheld

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The noun 'nostril, nose' is 172 *naḫīr-; 3434 *nḫr 'whale, a marine animal' is another formation of the root. Not 221 *ḫVrr-, 222 *ŝVḫir- 'snore'.

Updated 28 October 2026