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Plural
أَنْهِرَة
Most common words from the same root
نَهَار in English
Noun · masculine
- daytime, day uncountable
- chick of a bustard (حُبَارَى (ḥubārā)), curlew (كَرَوَان (karawān)), sandgrouse (قَطًا (qaṭan)) and/or owl (بُوم (būm)) obsolete
- cock of a bustard or owl obsolete
Word origin
possibly related to Aramaic נְהַר.
Words from the root ن-ه-ر
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نَهَرَ
· present يَنْهَرُ
Form I · The plain action
to flow forth upon, to betide; to yell at, to reprimand, to rebuff, to chide
daytime
نُهَيْر
a small river
نَهَار: plural and other forms
| Singular | نَهَار |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَنْهِرَة |
نَهَار in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
يَجْعَلُونَ اللَّيْلَ نَهَارًا، نُورًا قَرِيبًا لِلظُّلْمَةِ.They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.Job 17:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
الشَّمْسَ لِحُكْمِ النَّهَارِ، لأَنَّ إِلَى الأَبَدِ رَحْمَتَهُ.The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:Psalms 136:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبَّحْتُكَ عَلَى أَحْكَامِ عَدْلِكَ.Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.Psalms 119:164, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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