نخر
Root: نخب
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
نخر nakara u i (nakr, نخير nakīr) to snort; to snore; to gnaw (ل on s.th.), bore, burrow, eat (في into s.th.; worm); to eat away (هـ at s.th.); to enervate, sap, ruin, decay (هـ s.th.); -- nakira a (nakar) to be eaten away, worm-eaten, rotten, decayed, full of holes; to spoil, rot, decay; to decompose, disintegrate, crumble
Entry 2
نخر nakr snorting, snort; snoring, snore; decay, rot, rottenness; tooth decay, caries
Entry 3
نخر nakr and ناخر nākir worm-eaten; rotting, decaying
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