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√NṢR
▪ NṢR_1 ‘…’ ↗…
▪ NṢR_2 ‘…’ ↗… ♦ Semantic value spectrum in ClassAr (acc. to BAH2008): ‘flood channels leading into a valley, tributaries of a river, rain falling on arid land; to aid, to assist in repelling an attack, helpers, disciples; to triumph; to become impregnable; to avenge o.s.’ – Philologists derive the word naṣrānī from this root although it is more likely that the word is of Syr origin, derived from the name of Jesus’ hometown, Nazareth.
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