See also: شاجر and ساخر

Arabic edit

Root
س ح ر (s-ḥ-r)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of سَحَرَ (saḥara, to enchant, to coax).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

سَاحِر (sāḥir) (feminine سَاحِرَة (sāḥira), masculine plural سَاحِرُونَ (sāḥirūna) or سَحَرَة (saḥara) or سُحَّار (suḥḥār), feminine plural سَاحِرَات (sāḥirāt) or سَوَاحِر (sawāḥir))

  1. enchanting, bewitching, charming

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Noun edit

سَاحِر (sāḥirm (plural سَاحِرُونَ (sāḥirūna) or سَحَرَة (saḥara) or سُحَّارٌ (suḥḥārun), feminine سَاحِرَة (sāḥira))

  1. sorcerer, wizard
  2. charmer

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: sahir
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساحر
  • Persian: ساحر (sâher)
  • Urdu: ساحر
  • Uzbek: sohir

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِر (sāḥir).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? sāhir
Dari reading? sāhir
Iranian reading? sɒːheɾ
Tajik reading? sohir

Noun edit

Dari ساحر
Iranian Persian
Tajik соҳир

ساحر (sâher) (plural ساحرها (sâher-hâ) or سحره (sahere))

  1. sorcerer, wizard

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