*nahār-: 'morning, daylight' 1, 'light' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*nahār-
Meaning	'morning, daylight' 1, 'light' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 789

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	nahār 1 (HALOT 677; Lane 2858)	HALOT 677; Lane 2858	gloss withheld
Hebrew	nǝhārâ 2 (HALOT 677)	HALOT 677	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	nuhrā 'light, brightness' 2 (Payne Smith 330)	Payne Smith 330
Biblical Aramaic	*nəhōr 2 (HALOT 677)	HALOT 677	gloss withheld

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

HALOT 677 takes Hebrew nǝhārâ (Jb 3:4) as an Aramaic loan.

Updated 25 October 2026