Urdu Dictionary

نہر nahr, vulg. nahar v.n. fr. نہر 'to flow,' c.

A نہر nahr, vulg. nahar (v.n. fr. نہر 'to flow,' &c.), s.f. A river, stream; a canal (of running water,—the most com. signification in India); current; channel:—nahr-paṭāʼī, s.f. Canal irrigation:—nahr-dār, adj. (in Bot.) Channelled:—nahr kāṭnā, To cut a canal:—nahr-kā maḥkama, s.m. The canal department:—nahr-kī āb-pāshī, s.f. Canal irrigation (i.q. nahr-paṭāʼī).