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river in Arabic

نَهْر nahr

/ˈɹɪvə/

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river in Arabic: نَهْر (nahr), أَنْهَار (ʔanhār), أَنْهُر (ʔanhur), نهر (nahr). In English, river means a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

Arabic words for river

large stream which drains a landmass
نَهْر nahr, أَنْهَار ʔanhār, أَنْهُر ʔanhur, نهر nahr, واد wād
typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page
نهر أبيض

English meaning of river

  1. noun A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
  2. noun Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
  3. noun The last card dealt in a hand.
  4. noun A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

Full definition of river

river in a sentence

  • Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.
  • Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.

Synonyms of river

All synonyms of river

river in other languages

Questions about river in Arabic

What is the meaning of river in Arabic?
River in Arabic is نَهْر (nahr), أَنْهَار (ʔanhār), أَنْهُر (ʔanhur), نهر (nahr).
ما معنى كلمة river؟
River: نَهْر (nahr), أَنْهَار (ʔanhār), أَنْهُر (ʔanhur), نهر (nahr).
What does river mean in English?
River means a large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

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