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سحر

See also: سخر, شجر, and ش ج ر

Arabic edit

Root
س ح ر (s-ḥ-r)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Semitic *šaḥ(a)r- (“dawn, morning”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵 (šērum), Hebrew שַׁחַר (šáḥar, “dawn”) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎈𐎗 (šḥr, “dawn; tomorrow, the future”); see Canaanite deity Shahar.

Noun edit

سَحَر • (saḥar) m

  2. the last part of the night before daybreak; predawn
Declension edit
Declension of noun سَحَر (saḥar)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحَر
saḥar 		السَّحَر
as-saḥar 		سَحَر
saḥar
Nominative سَحَرٌ
saḥarun 		السَّحَرُ
as-saḥaru 		سَحَرُ
saḥaru
Accusative سَحَرًا
saḥaran 		السَّحَرَ
as-saḥara 		سَحَرَ
saḥara
Genitive سَحَرٍ
saḥarin 		السَّحَرِ
as-saḥari 		سَحَرِ
saḥari
Derived terms edit
References edit

Etymology 2 edit

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Noun edit

سَحْر or سَحَر • (saḥr or saḥar) m (dual سَحْرَان (saḥrān) or سَحَرَان (saḥarān), plural سُحُور (suḥūr))

  2. lung
Declension edit
Declension of noun سَحْر (saḥr)‎; سَحَر (saḥar)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحْر‎; سَحَر
saḥr‎; saḥar 		السَّحْر‎; السَّحَر
as-saḥr‎; as-saḥar 		سَحْر‎; سَحَر
saḥr‎; saḥar
Nominative سَحْرٌ‎; سَحَرٌ
saḥrun‎; saḥarun 		السَّحْرُ‎; السَّحَرُ
as-saḥru‎; as-saḥaru 		سَحْرُ‎; سَحَرُ
saḥru‎; saḥaru
Accusative سَحْرًا‎; سَحَرًا
saḥran‎; saḥaran 		السَّحْرَ‎; السَّحَرَ
as-saḥra‎; as-saḥara 		سَحْرَ‎; سَحَرَ
saḥra‎; saḥara
Genitive سَحْرٍ‎; سَحَرٍ
saḥrin‎; saḥarin 		السَّحْرِ‎; السَّحَرِ
as-saḥri‎; as-saḥari 		سَحْرِ‎; سَحَرِ
saḥri‎; saḥari
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحْرَيْن‎; سَحَرَيْن
saḥrayn‎; saḥarayn 		السَّحْرَيْن‎; السَّحَرَيْن
as-saḥrayn‎; as-saḥarayn 		سَحْرَيْ‎; سَحَرَيْ
saḥray‎; saḥaray
Nominative سَحْرَانِ‎; سَحَرَانِ
saḥrāni‎; saḥarāni 		السَّحْرَانِ‎; السَّحَرَانِ
as-saḥrāni‎; as-saḥarāni 		سَحْرَا‎; سَحَرَا
saḥrā‎; saḥarā
Accusative سَحْرَيْنِ‎; سَحَرَيْنِ
saḥrayni‎; saḥarayni 		السَّحْرَيْنِ‎; السَّحَرَيْنِ
as-saḥrayni‎; as-saḥarayni 		سَحْرَيْ‎; سَحَرَيْ
saḥray‎; saḥaray
Genitive سَحْرَيْنِ‎; سَحَرَيْنِ
saḥrayni‎; saḥarayni 		السَّحْرَيْنِ‎; السَّحَرَيْنِ
as-saḥrayni‎; as-saḥarayni 		سَحْرَيْ‎; سَحَرَيْ
saḥray‎; saḥaray
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُحُور
suḥūr 		السُّحُور
as-suḥūr 		سُحُور
suḥūr
Nominative سُحُورٌ
suḥūrun 		السُّحُورُ
as-suḥūru 		سُحُورُ
suḥūru
Accusative سُحُورًا
suḥūran 		السُّحُورَ
as-suḥūra 		سُحُورَ
suḥūra
Genitive سُحُورٍ
suḥūrin 		السُّحُورِ
as-suḥūri 		سُحُورِ
suḥūri

Etymology 3 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

سِحْر • (siḥr) m (plural أَسْحَار (ʔasḥār) or سُحُور (suḥūr))

  2. verbal noun of سَحَرَ (saḥara) (form I)
  3. witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
  4. charm; enchantment
Declension edit
Declension of noun سِحْر (siḥr)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِحْر
siḥr 		السِّحْر
as-siḥr 		سِحْر
siḥr
Nominative سِحْرٌ
siḥrun 		السِّحْرُ
as-siḥru 		سِحْرُ
siḥru
Accusative سِحْرًا
siḥran 		السِّحْرَ
as-siḥra 		سِحْرَ
siḥra
Genitive سِحْرٍ
siḥrin 		السِّحْرِ
as-siḥri 		سِحْرِ
siḥri
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِحْرَيْن
siḥrayn 		السِّحْرَيْن
as-siḥrayn 		سِحْرَيْ
siḥray
Nominative سِحْرَانِ
siḥrāni 		السِّحْرَانِ
as-siḥrāni 		سِحْرَا
siḥrā
Accusative سِحْرَيْنِ
siḥrayni 		السِّحْرَيْنِ
as-siḥrayni 		سِحْرَيْ
siḥray
Genitive سِحْرَيْنِ
siḥrayni 		السِّحْرَيْنِ
as-siḥrayni 		سِحْرَيْ
siḥray
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَسْحَار‎; سُحُور
ʔasḥār‎; suḥūr 		الْأَسْحَار‎; السُّحُور
al-ʔasḥār‎; as-suḥūr 		أَسْحَار‎; سُحُور
ʔasḥār‎; suḥūr
Nominative أَسْحَارٌ‎; سُحُورٌ
ʔasḥārun‎; suḥūrun 		الْأَسْحَارُ‎; السُّحُورُ
al-ʔasḥāru‎; as-suḥūru 		أَسْحَارُ‎; سُحُورُ
ʔasḥāru‎; suḥūru
Accusative أَسْحَارًا‎; سُحُورًا
ʔasḥāran‎; suḥūran 		الْأَسْحَارَ‎; السُّحُورَ
al-ʔasḥāra‎; as-suḥūra 		أَسْحَارَ‎; سُحُورَ
ʔasḥāra‎; suḥūra
Genitive أَسْحَارٍ‎; سُحُورٍ
ʔasḥārin‎; suḥūrin 		الْأَسْحَارِ‎; السُّحُورِ
al-ʔasḥāri‎; as-suḥūri 		أَسْحَارِ‎; سُحُورِ
ʔasḥāri‎; suḥūri
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Maltese: seħer
  • → Azerbaijani: sehr
  • → Bashkir: сихыр (sixır)
  • → Baluchi: سحر (sihr)
  • → Persian: سحر (sehr)
  • → Malay: sihir
  • → Ottoman Turkish: سحر (sihir)
  • → Swahili: sihiri
  • → Zazaki: sihir
  • → Urdu: سِحْر (sihr)
  • → Uyghur: سېھىر (sëhir)
  • → Uzbek: sehr

Verb edit

سَحَرَ • (saḥara) I, non-past يَسْحَرُ‎ (yasḥaru)

  2. to bewitch, to charm, to spellbind, to fascinate, to curse
  4. to hurt one's heart, to restrict one's chest or breathing
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
سَحَرَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun سِحْر)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
سِحْر

siḥr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
sāḥir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
masḥūr
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
saḥartu
saḥarta
سَحَرَ

saḥara
saḥartumā
saḥarā
saḥarnā
saḥartum
saḥarū
f
saḥarti
saḥarat
saḥaratā
saḥartunna
saḥarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔasḥaru
tasḥaru
yasḥaru
tasḥarāni
yasḥarāni
nasḥaru
tasḥarūna
yasḥarūna
f
tasḥarīna
tasḥaru
tasḥarāni
tasḥarna
yasḥarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔasḥara
tasḥara
yasḥara
tasḥarā
yasḥarā
nasḥara
tasḥarū
yasḥarū
f
tasḥarī
tasḥara
tasḥarā
tasḥarna
yasḥarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔasḥar
tasḥar
yasḥar
tasḥarā
yasḥarā
nasḥar
tasḥarū
yasḥarū
f
tasḥarī
tasḥar
tasḥarā
tasḥarna
yasḥarna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
isḥar
isḥarā
isḥarū
f
isḥarī
isḥarna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
suḥirtu
suḥirta
سُحِرَ

suḥira
suḥirtumā
suḥirā
suḥirnā
suḥirtum
suḥirū
f
suḥirti
suḥirat
suḥiratā
suḥirtunna
suḥirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔusḥaru
tusḥaru
yusḥaru
tusḥarāni
yusḥarāni
nusḥaru
tusḥarūna
yusḥarūna
f
tusḥarīna
tusḥaru
tusḥarāni
tusḥarna
yusḥarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔusḥara
tusḥara
yusḥara
tusḥarā
yusḥarā
nusḥara
tusḥarū
yusḥarū
f
tusḥarī
tusḥara
tusḥarā
tusḥarna
yusḥarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔusḥar
tusḥar
yusḥar
tusḥarā
yusḥarā
nusḥar
tusḥarū
yusḥarū
f
tusḥarī
tusḥar
tusḥarā
tusḥarna
yusḥarna

Verb edit

سَحَّرَ • (saḥḥara) II, non-past يُسَحِّرُ‎ (yusaḥḥiru)

  2. to conjure
  4. to bewitch, to charm
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
سَحَّرَ
(form-II sound)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
tasḥīr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
musaḥḥir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
musaḥḥar
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
saḥḥartu
saḥḥarta
سَحَّرَ

saḥḥara
saḥḥartumā
saḥḥarā
saḥḥarnā
saḥḥartum
saḥḥarū
f
saḥḥarti
saḥḥarat
saḥḥaratā
saḥḥartunna
saḥḥarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔusaḥḥiru
tusaḥḥiru
yusaḥḥiru
tusaḥḥirāni
yusaḥḥirāni
nusaḥḥiru
tusaḥḥirūna
yusaḥḥirūna
f
tusaḥḥirīna
tusaḥḥiru
tusaḥḥirāni
tusaḥḥirna
yusaḥḥirna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔusaḥḥira
tusaḥḥira
yusaḥḥira
tusaḥḥirā
yusaḥḥirā
nusaḥḥira
tusaḥḥirū
yusaḥḥirū
f
tusaḥḥirī
tusaḥḥira
tusaḥḥirā
tusaḥḥirna
yusaḥḥirna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔusaḥḥir
tusaḥḥir
yusaḥḥir
tusaḥḥirā
yusaḥḥirā
nusaḥḥir
tusaḥḥirū
yusaḥḥirū
f
tusaḥḥirī
tusaḥḥir
tusaḥḥirā
tusaḥḥirna
yusaḥḥirna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
سَحِّرْ

saḥḥir
saḥḥirā
saḥḥirū
f
saḥḥirī
saḥḥirna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
suḥḥirtu
suḥḥirta
سُحِّرَ

suḥḥira
suḥḥirtumā
suḥḥirā
suḥḥirnā
suḥḥirtum
suḥḥirū
f
suḥḥirti
suḥḥirat
suḥḥiratā
suḥḥirtunna
suḥḥirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔusaḥḥaru
tusaḥḥaru
yusaḥḥaru
tusaḥḥarāni
yusaḥḥarāni
nusaḥḥaru
tusaḥḥarūna
yusaḥḥarūna
f
tusaḥḥarīna
tusaḥḥaru
tusaḥḥarāni
tusaḥḥarna
yusaḥḥarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔusaḥḥara
tusaḥḥara
yusaḥḥara
tusaḥḥarā
yusaḥḥarā
nusaḥḥara
tusaḥḥarū
yusaḥḥarū
f
tusaḥḥarī
tusaḥḥara
tusaḥḥarā
tusaḥḥarna
yusaḥḥarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔusaḥḥar
tusaḥḥar
yusaḥḥar
tusaḥḥarā
yusaḥḥarā
nusaḥḥar
tusaḥḥarū
yusaḥḥarū
f
tusaḥḥarī
tusaḥḥar
tusaḥḥarā
tusaḥḥarna
yusaḥḥarna

References edit

Baluchi edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Noun edit

سحر • (sihr, sahr)

  1. magic

See also edit

Mazanderani edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Noun edit

سحر (sahar)

  1. dawn

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سحر • (sehar)

  2. dawn, daybreak
    Synonyms: بام (bam), شفق (şafak), طاك (dañ, tañ), فجر (facr)
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation edit

  • (15th–17th century) IPA(key): [sɯhɾ], [sɯhɯɾ]
  • (18th–20th century) IPA(key): [sihɾ], [sihiɾ]

Noun edit

سحر • (sıhr, sıhır, sihr, sihir)

  2. magic, witchcraft
Related terms edit
Descendants edit

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? sahar
Dari reading? sahar
Iranian reading? sahar
Tajik reading? sahar

Noun edit

سحر • (sahar)

  2. dawn
    • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 371”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎[6]:
      ما درس سحر در ره میخانه نهادیم
      محصول دعا در ره جانانه نهادیم
      mā dars-i sahar dar rah-i mayxāna nihādēm
      mahsūl-i du'ā dar rah-i jānāna nihādēm
      We have cast away our morning classes on the way to the tavern;
      We have cast away the fruits of our prayers on the way to the beloved.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

سحر • (sahar)

  1. a female given name, Sahar, from Arabic

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? sihr
Dari reading? sehr
Iranian reading? sehr
Tajik reading? sehr

Noun edit

سحر • (sehr)

  2. witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
Derived terms edit

Urdu edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَحَر (sahar), from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سَحَر • (sahar) f (Hindi spelling सहर)

  2. dawn, daybreak
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian سِحْر (sihr), from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سِحْر • (sehr or sihr) m (Hindi spelling सेहर)

  2. enchantment, sorcery, magic, wizardry, witchcraft
Synonyms edit
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