النهر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of flowing water, channels, and rivers. It extends to meanings of spaciousness, abundance, and also includes specific terms for time (day), animals, and places.

Derived headwords

النَّهْرnoun

1.
river, streamboth
A natural or artificial channel through which water flows. It is the primary meaning of the root.
2.
spaciousnessclassical
A state of being wide or ample, referring to space or extent.

أَنْهَارnoun

1.
riversboth
The plural form of 'nahr', referring to multiple rivers or streams.

نَهْرnoun

1.
riverboth
Another plural form of 'nahr', used for rivers.

نُهُورnoun

1.
riversclassical
A less common plural form of 'nahr', referring to rivers.

النَّهْرِيُّونname

1.
Al-Nahrawiclassical
A nisba (attribution) referring to individuals associated with Al-Nahrawan, including scholars and poets.

نَهَرَverb

1.
to make flow, to cause to runboth
To cause a river or water to flow in a channel.
2.
to broaden, to widenboth
To make something more spacious or extensive.
3.
to reveal, to showclassical
To bring blood or something hidden into the open.
4.
to make fat, to fattenclassical
To cause a woman to gain weight.
5.
to slow down (in running)classical
To become slow or tardy in pursuit.

اِنْتَهَرَهُverb

1.
to reprimand, to scoldboth
To rebuke or admonish someone harshly.

اِسْتَنْهَرَverb

1.
to establish its courseclassical
For a river to carve out and secure a firm channel for itself.

المَنْهَرnoun

1.
water channel in a riverclassical
A place within a riverbed that is excavated by the water.
2.
breach in a fortressclassical
A passage or opening in a fortification through which water flows.
3.
open spaceclassical
An open area between courtyards, used for refuse.

نَهَرَverb

1.
to reach waterboth
To dig until water is found.

نَهَرَverb

1.
to reach waterclassical
To dig until water is found.

أَنْهَرَverb

1.
to widenboth
To make something wider or more spacious.
2.
to cause blood to flowclassical
To make blood flow or to reveal it.
3.
to not stop bleedingclassical
For a wound's blood not to coagulate or stop.
4.
to not achieve goodclassical
To fail to attain any benefit or good fortune.

النَّهيرadjective

1.
abundant, plentifulclassical
Describing something that is numerous or exists in great quantity.

النَّهيرةnoun

1.
generous she-camelclassical
A female camel that produces a large quantity of milk.

النَّهارnoun

1.
daytimeboth
The period of light between sunrise and sunset, or dawn and sunset.
2.
daylightboth
The light that allows sight to function and perceive things.

رَجُلٌ نَهْرadjective

1.
man of the dayclassical
A man associated with daytime activities or perhaps one who is open and visible.

نَهَارٌ أَنْهَرadjective

1.
very bright dayclassical
An emphatic description of a day, signifying extreme brightness or extent.

النَّهارnoun

1.
chick of the sandgrouseclassical
The young of certain birds, including the sandgrouse.
2.
male owlclassical
The male of the owl species.
3.
young of the stone-curlewclassical
The offspring of the stone-curlew bird.
4.
male bustardclassical
The male of the bustard bird.

النَّهْرَوَانname

1.
Al-Nahrawanclassical
A region or group of three villages located between Wasit and Baghdad.

النَّاهُورnoun

1.
cloudclassical
A mass of water vapor visible in the atmosphere, often associated with rain.

الأَنْهَرَانname

1.
Al-Anharanclassical
Names of two stars (Al-Awā' and Al-Simāk), possibly due to their association with water or abundance.

نَهَار بْن تُوسِعَةname

1.
Nahar bin Tawsi'ahclassical
A poet from the Bakr bin Wa'il tribe.

اِنْفَتَحَ بَطْنُهُverb

1.
to have diarrheaclassical
Literally 'his stomach opened', meaning to suffer from loose bowels.

النَّاهِرnoun

1.
white grapesclassical
A type of grape that is white in color.

النَّهْرَةnoun

1.
invitation, feastclassical
A formal invitation or a celebratory gathering.
2.
snatch, stealthy takingclassical
An act of taking something quickly and secretly.

Parallel reading

النَّهْر، ويُحَرَّك: مَجْرَى المَاءِ

The nahr, and it is vocalized with harakat: a watercourse.

ج: أَنْهَارٌ ونَهْرٌ ونُهُورٌ وأَنْهَرٌ

Plural: anhaar, nahr, nuhur, and anhar.

والنَّهْرِيُّون: عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ المُحَدِّثَانِ، وعَلِيُّ بْنُ حَسَنٍ مَيْمُونٍ الشَّاعِرُ

And Al-Nahrawi: Abdullah bin Ali, and Ahmad bin Ubaidullah, the traditionists, and Ali bin Hasan Maymun, the poet.

ونَهرَ النَّهْرَ، كَمَنَعَ: أَجْرَاهُ

And he made the river flow, as in mana'a: he caused it to run.

والرَّجُلَ: زَجَرَهُ، كَانْتَهَرَهُ

And the man: he reprimanded him, as in intaharahu.

واسْتَنْهَرَ النَّهْرُ: أَخَذَ لِمَجْرَاهُ مَوْضِعًا مَكِينًا

And the river established its course: it took a firm place for its channel.

والمَنْهَرُ، كَمَقْعَدٍ: مَوْضِعٌ فِي النَّهْرِ يَحْتَفِرُهُ المَاءُ، وشَقٌّ فِي الحِصْنِ نَافِذٌ، يَجْرِي مِنْهُ مَاءٌ

And the manhar, as in maq'ad: a place in the river that the water excavates, and a penetrating breach in a fortress, from which water flows.

وبَهَاءٍ: فَضَاءٌ بَيْنَ أَفْنِيَةِ القَوْمِ لِلْكُنَاسَاتِ

And bahaa': an open space between people's courtyards for refuse.

وحَفَرَ حَتَّى نَهَرَ، كَمَنَعَ وَسَمِعَ: بَلَغَ المَاءَ، كَأَنْهَرَ

And he dug until he reached water, as in mana'a and sami'a: he reached the water, as in anharahu.

والنَّهْرُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: السَّعَةُ

And the nahr, vocalized: spaciousness.

ونَهرٌ نَهْرٌ، كَتِفٍ: وَاسِعٌ

And a nahr nahr, as in kitiif: wide.

وأَنْهَرَهُ: وَسَّعَهُ

And he made it wide: he widened it.

والدَّمَ: أَظْهَرَهُ، وأَسَالَهُ

And the blood: he revealed it, and he made it flow.

والعِرْقَ: لَمْ يَرْقَأْ دَمُهُ، كَانْتَهَرَ

And the vein: its blood did not stop, as in intahar.

وفُلانٌ: لَمْ يُصِبْ خَيْرًا

And so-and-so: did not attain good.

والْمَرْأَةَ: سَمِنَتْ

And the woman: she became fat.

وفِي العَدْوِ: أَبْطَأَ

And in the pursuit: he slowed down.

والدَّمَ: سَالَ

And the blood: it flowed.

والنَّهيرُ: الكَثِيرُ

And al-nahir: the abundant.

والنَّهيرَةُ: النَّاقَةُ الغَزِيرَةُ

And al-nahirah: the generous she-camel.

والنَّهَارُ: ضِياءُ مَا بَيْنَ طُلُوعِ الفَجْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ، أَوْ مِنْ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى غُرُوبِهَا، أَوْ انْتِشَارُ ضَوْءِ البَصَرِ وَافْتِرَاقُهُ

And al-nahar: the light between the rising of dawn until sunset, or from sunrise until sunset, or the spread and separation of the light of sight.

ورَجُلٌ نَهْرٌ، كَتِفٍ: صَاحِبُ نَهَارٍ، وَقَدْ أَنْهَرَ

And a man nahr, as in kitiif: a man of the day, and he has become so.

ونَهَارٌ أَنْهَرُ ونَهْرٌ، كَتِفٍ: مُبَالَغَةٌ

And a nahar anhar and nahr, as in kitiif: exaggeration.

والنَّهَارُ: فَرْخُ القَطَا، أَوْ ذَكَرُ البُومِ، أَوْ وَلَدُ الكَرْوَانِ، أَوْ ذَكَرُ الحُبَارَى

And al-nahar: the chick of the sandgrouse, or the male owl, or the young of the stone-curlew, or the male bustard.

والنَّهْرَوَانُ، بِفَتْحِ النُّونِ وَتَثْلِيثِ الرَّاءِ وَبِضَمِّهِمَا: ثَلَاثُ قُرًى، أَعْلَاهَا وَأَوْسَطُهَا وَأَسْفَلُهَا بَيْنَ وَاسِطٍ وَبَغْدَادَ

And Al-Nahrawan, with fath on the noon and thalith on the raa and with both damma: three villages, the highest, middle, and lowest among them, between Wasit and Baghdad.

والنَّاهُورُ: السَّحَابُ

And al-nahur: the clouds.

والأَنْهَرَانِ: العَوَاءُ والسَّمَاكُ، لِكَثْرَةِ مَائِهِمَا

And Al-Anharan: Al-Awā' and Al-Simāk, due to their abundance of water.

وانْتَهَرَ بَطْنُهُ: اسْتَطْلَقَ

And his stomach opened: he had diarrhea.

والنَّاهِرُ والنَّهْرُ، كَتِفٍ: العِنَبُ الأَبْيَضُ

And al-nahir and al-nahr, as in kitiif: the white grapes.

والنَّهْرَةُ: الدَّعْوَةُ، والخُلْسَةُ

And al-nahrah: the invitation, and the snatch.