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nahr, vulg. nahar (v.n. fr. نہر 'to flow,' etc.), s.f. A river, stream; a canal (of running water,—the most com. signification in India); current; channel:—nahr-paṭā`ī, s.f. Canal irrigation:—nahr-dār, adj. (in Bot.) Channelled:—nahr kāṭnā, To cut a canal:—nahr-kāmaḥkama, s.m. The canal department:—nahr-kī āb-pāshī, s.f. Canal irrigation (i.q. nahr-paṭā`ī).
Origin: Arabic