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nahor

nahor noun: mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).

Noun

nahor

  1. Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).

Proper noun capitalized: Nahor

Nahor

  1. (rare) A male given name from biblical Hebrew.

Forms of nahor

alternative formNachor

Origin of nahor

Borrowed from Assamese নাহৰ (nahor), ultimately from Sanskrit नागकेसर (nāgakesara).

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew [Term?]; the name of the grandfather and brother of Abraham; meaning snorer or snoring in Hebrew.

Questions about nahor

What does nahor mean?
Nahor means mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).
What part of speech is nahor?
Nahor can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near nahor in the dictionary

  1. nahnmwarkis
  2. nahoda
  3. nahodas
  4. nahoor
  5. nahoors
  6. nahor
  7. Nahouri
  8. nahpoite
  9. Nahshon
  10. NAHT
  11. Nahua

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