# \*nḫr: 'to snore, snort'

> Proto-Semitic *nḫr, 'to snore, snort': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nḫr |
| Meaning | 'to snore, snort' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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'.

## Linked from

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

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