فرس نهر

العربية

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فرس نهر

/fa.ras nahr/

Where it comes from

From فَرَس (faras, “horse”) + نَهْر (nahr, “river”). Calque of Ancient Greek ῐ̔πποπότᾰμος (hĭppopótămos).

noun فَرَس نَهْر · faras nahr · أَفْرَاس نَهْر · فَرَس النَّهْر

hippopotamus

In English

hippopotamus African mammal

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"فرس نهر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%20%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

فرس نهر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%20%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B1

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"فرس نهر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%20%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فرس نهر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%20%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}