نخر

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) to emit a sound through the nose, to snort, to grunt
2. (transitive) to gnaw, to eat into, to consume

Noun

verbal noun of نَخَرَ (naḵara) (form I)

Noun

verbal noun of نَخِرَ (naḵira) (form I)

Adj

rotten, wasted, eaten away

Concepts

necrosis

gnaw

decaying

disintegrate

eat away

gangrene

grunt

snoring

snort

snorting

be eaten away

carious

eat away at

decay

Synonyms

نعر

قبع

قبع للخنزير

Translations

necrosis

nécrose

necrose

necrosi

Nekrose

ronger

gangrène

nagen

cancrena

rodere

rosicchiare

rodo

obedo

grugnire

Etymology

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