فرس النهر

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic فَرَس النَّهْر‎ (faras an-nahr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fa.ras an.na.har/

Noun

فرس النهر • (faras an-nahar) m (plural أفراس النهر‎ (ʔafrās an-nahar))

  1. hippopotamus

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic فَرَس النَّهْر‎ (faras an-nahr, literally “mare of the river”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fa.ras in.nahr/, [ˈfa.ras ɪnˈna.h(ɪ)r]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

فرس النهر • (faras in-nahr) m (plural أفراس النهر‎ (ʔafrās in-nahr))

  1. hippopotamus, hippo
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