B1noun
نَهْر
nahr
river
Example
نَهرُ النّيلِ أَطوَلُ نَهرٍ في أَفريقيا.
nahru n-nīli aṭwalu nahrin fī afrīqiyā.
The Nile is the longest river in Africa.
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Arabic root
ن-ه-ر
2 words from this root family
A2noun
نَهْرٌ
nahr
river
Example
مَثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ فِيهَا أَنْهَارٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ غَيْرِ آسِنٍ
mathalu al-jannati allatī wuʿida al-muttaqūna fīhā anhārun min māʾin ghayri āsin
The description of Paradise promised to the righteous: therein are rivers of water unaltered (47:15)
Grammar
Masculine noun. Plural: أَنْهَارٌ (anhār). The Quran describes four types of rivers in Paradise: water, milk, wine, and honey (47:15).
Culture
Rivers flowing beneath gardens (tajrī min taḥtihā al-anhār) is the most common description of Paradise — mentioned over 30 times.