نَهْرٌ river in Arabic
نَهْرٌ is how you say “river” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
وَكَانَ على بَابه نهر جَار
And there was a flowing river by his door
نَهْرٌ a river
'nahr' = 'river'. No 'al-', so 'a river'. Subject — 'there was a river'.
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فلعب يَوْمًا بالنرد على أَن من قمر صَاحبه شرب المَاء الَّذِي فِي النَّهر كُله أَو افتدي مِنْهُ
One day, he played dice on the condition that whoever lost to his companion would drink all the water in the river or ransom themselves from it.
النَّهْرِ the river
'al-' = 'the'; 'nahr' = 'river'; takes the 'in...' ending.
فَقَالَ لَهُ القامر أشْرب مَا فِي النَّهر وَإِلَّا فافتد مِنْهُ
So the winner said to him, 'Drink what is in the river, or ransom yourself from it.'
النَّهْرِ the river
'al-' = 'the'; 'nahr' = 'river'; takes the 'in...' ending.
قَالَ إِذا أَتَاك الرجل فَقَالَ لَك اشرب مَا فِي النَّهر
He said, 'When the man comes to you and says, "Drink what is in the river,"'
النَّهْرِ the river
'al-' = 'the'; genitive ending after 'fi'.
فَقل لَهُ اشرب مَا بَين ضفتي النَّهر أَو الْمَدّ
Then say to him, 'Drink what is between the banks of the river or the tide.'
النَّهْرِ the river
'al-' = 'the'; the 'of' word (genitive) — 'of the river'.
فتحت حتى ارتجت النهر، حتى عجت الغدر،
They opened until the river roared, until the streams surged,
النَّهْرُ the river
This is the subject of 'surged', placed after its verb as Arabic prefers, and carrying the subject ending. The 'the' makes it the specific river, the one that roared once the clouds let loose.
وَكَانَ عَلَى بَابِهِ نَهْرٌ جَارٌ
And there was a flowing river at his door.
نَهْرٌ a river
An indefinite noun, marked indefinite by the '-un' tail rather than by any 'a' word. It is the delayed subject of 'kana', the thing whose existence is being asserted, which is why it surfaces after the place-phrase. Arabic shows 'a river' with that final nunation alone, no separate article needed.