*nhy: 'pool, basin where water is held back'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*nhy
Meaning	'pool, basin where water is held back'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab mnhythmw, mnhyhmw (Biella 295)	Biella 295	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic nhy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 105)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 105	gloss withheld

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Biella 295 compares Arabic nihy 'pool', tanhiyat 'place where water is held back from the wadi'.

Updated 3 November 2026