فرس النهر

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

فرس النهر (faras an-naharm (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-nahrm (plural أفراس النهر (ʔafrās in-nahr))

  1. hippopotamus, hippo