نخر

العربية

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نخر

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Inherited from Proto-Semitic *naḫar-. In Arabic compare خَرْخَرَ (ḵarḵara, “to snore”), نَعَرَ (naʕara), نَعَقَ (naʕaqa).

verb نَخَرَ · naḵara · يَنْخُرُ · يَنْخِرُ · نَخْر · نَخِير

intransitive to emit a sound through the nose, to snort, to grunt
transitive to gnaw, to eat into, to consume

verb نَخِرَ · naḵira · يَنْخَرُ · نَخْر · نَخِير

intransitive to be gnawed, to be eaten away, to be rotten

noun نَخْر · naḵr · النَّخْر · نَخْرٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of نَخَرَ (naḵara) (form I)

noun نَخَر · naḵar · النَّخَر · نَخَرٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of نَخِرَ (naḵira) (form I)

adjective نَخِر · naḵir · نَخِرَة · النَّخِر

rotten, wasted, eaten away

In English

gnaw to bite something persistently
decay process or result of being gradually decomposed
necrosis localized death of cells or tissue

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نخر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%AE%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}