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

> Proto-Semitic *nahār-, 'morning, daylight' 1, 'light' 2: reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

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

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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