سحر
ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the root س ح ر (s-ḥ-r), meaning “to be enchanting, fascinating, or captivating”, “to dazzle”, “to hold one's attention or anticipation”, “to hope or long for”. Compare to Hebrew שַׁחַר (šaḥar, “dawn”) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎈𐎗 (šḥr, “dawn; tomorrow, the future”); see Canaanite deity Shahar.
NounEdit
سَحَر • (saḥar) m
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
سَحْر or سَحَر • (saḥr or saḥar) m (dual سَحْرَان (saḥrān) or سَحَرَان (saḥarān), plural سُحُور (suḥūr))
DeclensionEdit
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
NounEdit
سِحْر • (siḥr) m (plural أَسْحَار (ʾasḥār) or سُحُور (suḥūr))
- verbal noun of سَحَرَ (saḥara) (form I)
- witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
- charm; enchantment
DeclensionEdit
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 ʾasḥār; suḥūr |
الْأَسْحَار; السُّحُور al-ʾasḥār; as-suḥūr |
أَسْحَار; سُحُور ʾasḥār; suḥūr |
Nominative | أَسْحَارٌ; سُحُورٌ ʾasḥārun; suḥūrun |
الْأَسْحَارُ; السُّحُورُ al-ʾasḥāru; as-suḥūru |
أَسْحَارُ; سُحُورُ ʾasḥāru; suḥūru |
Accusative | أَسْحَارًا; سُحُورًا ʾasḥāran; suḥūran |
الْأَسْحَارَ; السُّحُورَ al-ʾasḥāra; as-suḥūra |
أَسْحَارَ; سُحُورَ ʾasḥāra; suḥūra |
Genitive | أَسْحَارٍ; سُحُورٍ ʾasḥārin; suḥūrin |
الْأَسْحَارِ; السُّحُورِ al-ʾasḥāri; as-suḥūri |
أَسْحَارِ; سُحُورِ ʾasḥāri; suḥūri |
Derived termsEdit
- اِنْقَلَبَ السِّحْرُ عَلَى السَّاحِرِ (inqalaba s-siḥru ʿalā s-sāḥiri, idiom)
DescendantsEdit
- Maltese: seħer
VerbEdit
سَحَرَ • (saḥara) I, non-past يَسْحَرُ (yasḥaru)
- to bewitch, to spellbind, to fascinate, to curse
- to hurt one's heart, to restrict one's chest or breathing
ConjugationEdit
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
سِحْر siḥr | |||||||||||
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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 |
m | ʾasḥaru |
tasḥaru |
yasḥaru |
tasḥarāni |
yasḥarāni |
nasḥaru |
tasḥarūna |
yasḥarūna | |||
f | tasḥarīna |
tasḥaru |
tasḥarāni |
tasḥarna |
yasḥarna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾasḥara |
tasḥara |
yasḥara |
tasḥarā |
yasḥarā |
nasḥara |
tasḥarū |
yasḥarū | |||
f | tasḥarī |
tasḥara |
tasḥarā |
tasḥarna |
yasḥarna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾasḥar |
tasḥar |
yasḥar |
tasḥarā |
yasḥarā |
nasḥar |
tasḥarū |
yasḥarū | |||
f | tasḥarī |
tasḥar |
tasḥarā |
tasḥarna |
yasḥarna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | isḥar |
isḥarā |
isḥarū |
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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 |
m | ʾusḥaru |
tusḥaru |
yusḥaru |
tusḥarāni |
yusḥarāni |
nusḥaru |
tusḥarūna |
yusḥarūna | |||
f | tusḥarīna |
tusḥaru |
tusḥarāni |
tusḥarna |
yusḥarna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾusḥara |
tusḥara |
yusḥara |
tusḥarā |
yusḥarā |
nusḥara |
tusḥarū |
yusḥarū | |||
f | tusḥarī |
tusḥara |
tusḥarā |
tusḥarna |
yusḥarna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾusḥar |
tusḥar |
yusḥar |
tusḥarā |
yusḥarā |
nusḥar |
tusḥarū |
yusḥarū | |||
f | tusḥarī |
tusḥar |
tusḥarā |
tusḥarna |
yusḥarna |
VerbEdit
سَحَّرَ • (saḥḥara) II, non-past يُسَحِّرُ (yusaḥḥiru)
ConjugationEdit
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
tasḥīr | |||||||||||
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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 |
m | ʾusaḥḥiru |
tusaḥḥiru |
yusaḥḥiru |
tusaḥḥirāni |
yusaḥḥirāni |
nusaḥḥiru |
tusaḥḥirūna |
yusaḥḥirūna | |||
f | tusaḥḥirīna |
tusaḥḥiru |
tusaḥḥirāni |
tusaḥḥirna |
yusaḥḥirna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾusaḥḥira |
tusaḥḥira |
yusaḥḥira |
tusaḥḥirā |
yusaḥḥirā |
nusaḥḥira |
tusaḥḥirū |
yusaḥḥirū | |||
f | tusaḥḥirī |
tusaḥḥira |
tusaḥḥirā |
tusaḥḥirna |
yusaḥḥirna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾusaḥḥir |
tusaḥḥir |
yusaḥḥir |
tusaḥḥirā |
yusaḥḥirā |
nusaḥḥir |
tusaḥḥirū |
yusaḥḥirū | |||
f | tusaḥḥirī |
tusaḥḥir |
tusaḥḥirā |
tusaḥḥirna |
yusaḥḥirna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | سَحِّرْ saḥḥir |
saḥḥirā |
saḥḥirū |
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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 |
m | ʾusaḥḥaru |
tusaḥḥaru |
yusaḥḥaru |
tusaḥḥarāni |
yusaḥḥarāni |
nusaḥḥaru |
tusaḥḥarūna |
yusaḥḥarūna | |||
f | tusaḥḥarīna |
tusaḥḥaru |
tusaḥḥarāni |
tusaḥḥarna |
yusaḥḥarna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾusaḥḥara |
tusaḥḥara |
yusaḥḥara |
tusaḥḥarā |
yusaḥḥarā |
nusaḥḥara |
tusaḥḥarū |
yusaḥḥarū | |||
f | tusaḥḥarī |
tusaḥḥara |
tusaḥḥarā |
tusaḥḥarna |
yusaḥḥarna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾusaḥḥar |
tusaḥḥar |
yusaḥḥar |
tusaḥḥarā |
yusaḥḥarā |
nusaḥḥar |
tusaḥḥarū |
yusaḥḥarū | |||
f | tusaḥḥarī |
tusaḥḥar |
tusaḥḥarā |
tusaḥḥarna |
yusaḥḥarna |
ReferencesEdit
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) , “سحر”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 635–636
- Freytag, Georg (1833) , “سحر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 290
- Lane, Edward William (1863) , “سحر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1316-1318
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) , “سحر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 483
BaluchiEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
سحر • (sihr, sahr)
See alsoEdit
MazanderaniEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
سحر (sahar)
Ottoman TurkishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
سحر • (sehar)
Related termsEdit
- سحرخیز (seharhız, “who rises from bed early in the morning”)
- سحرگاه (sehargâh) and سحرگه (sehargeh, “morning-time”)
- سحری (seharı, “matinal”)
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
سحر • (sıhr, sıhır, sihr, sihir)
Related termsEdit
- سحرباز (sihrbaz, sihirbaz, “magician”)
- سحار (sehhar, “magician”)
- سحربازلق (sıhırbazlık, sihirbazlık, “sorcery”)
- سحرلمك (sihirlemek, “to enchant”)
- سحرلی (sihirli, “enchanted”)
- سحری (sihri, “magic”)
DescendantsEdit
PersianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).
NounEdit
سحر • (sahar)
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /sihɾ/
NounEdit
سحر • (sehr)
Derived termsEdit
UrduEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Persian سحر (sahar), from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar)
NounEdit
سحر • (sahr) f (Hindi spelling सहर)
Etymology 2Edit
From Persian سحر (sehr), from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr)
NounEdit
سحر • (sehr, sihr) m