سحر

See also: سخر, شجر, and ش ج ر

Arabic

Root
س ح ر (s ḥ r)
10 terms

Etymology 1

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

سَحَر • (saḥar) m

the last part of the night before daybreak; predawn

Declension

Declension of noun سَحَر (saḥar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

سحور (saḥūr, “predawn meal eaten before fasting”)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863) “سحر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 2

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Noun

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

lung

Declension

Declension of noun سَحْر (saḥr)‎; سَحَر (saḥar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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

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Noun

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

verbal noun of سَحَرَ (saḥara) (form I)
witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
charm; enchantment

Declension

Declension of noun سِحْر (siḥr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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

اِنْقَلَبَ السِّحْرُ عَلَى السَّاحِرِ (inqalaba s-siḥru ʕalā s-sāḥiri, idiom)

Descendants

Maltese: seħer
→ Azerbaijani: sehr
→ Bashkir: сихыр (sixır)
→ Baluchi: سحر (sihr)
→ Javanese: ꦱꦶꦏꦶꦂ (sikir)
→ Persian: سحر (sehr)
→ Malay: sihir
- > Indonesian: sihir (inherited)
→ Ottoman Turkish: سحر (sihir)
- Turkish: sihir
- → Serbo-Croatian:
  Latin script: sìhīr
  Cyrillic script: сѝхӣр
→ Swahili: sihiri
→ Zazaki: sihir
→ Urdu: سِحْر (sihr)
→ Uyghur: سېھىر (sëhir)
→ Uzbek: sehr

Verb

سَحَرَ • (saḥara) I (non-past يَسْحَرُ (yasḥaru), verbal noun سِحْر (siḥr))

to bewitch, to charm, to spellbind, to fascinate, to curse
to hurt one's heart, to restrict one's chest or breathing

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَحَرَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive, verbal noun سِحْر)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					سِحْر siḥr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					سَاحِر sāḥir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَسْحُور masḥūr
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَحَرْتُ saḥartu	سَحَرْتَ saḥarta	سَحَرَ saḥara	سَحَرْتُمَا saḥartumā	سَحَرَا saḥarā	سَحَرْنَا saḥarnā	سَحَرْتُمْ saḥartum	سَحَرُوا saḥarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سَحَرْتُ saḥartu	سَحَرْتِ saḥarti	سَحَرَتْ saḥarat	سَحَرْتُمَا saḥartumā	سَحَرَتَا saḥaratā	سَحَرْنَا saḥarnā	سَحَرْتُنَّ saḥartunna	سَحَرْنَ saḥarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْحَرُ ʔasḥaru	تَسْحَرُ tasḥaru	يَسْحَرُ yasḥaru	تَسْحَرَانِ tasḥarāni	يَسْحَرَانِ yasḥarāni	نَسْحَرُ nasḥaru	تَسْحَرُونَ tasḥarūna	يَسْحَرُونَ yasḥarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَسْحَرُ ʔasḥaru	تَسْحَرِينَ tasḥarīna	تَسْحَرُ tasḥaru	تَسْحَرَانِ tasḥarāni	تَسْحَرَانِ tasḥarāni	نَسْحَرُ nasḥaru	تَسْحَرْنَ tasḥarna	يَسْحَرْنَ yasḥarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْحَرَ ʔasḥara	تَسْحَرَ tasḥara	يَسْحَرَ yasḥara	تَسْحَرَا tasḥarā	يَسْحَرَا yasḥarā	نَسْحَرَ nasḥara	تَسْحَرُوا tasḥarū	يَسْحَرُوا yasḥarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَسْحَرَ ʔasḥara	تَسْحَرِي tasḥarī	تَسْحَرَ tasḥara	تَسْحَرَا tasḥarā	تَسْحَرَا tasḥarā	نَسْحَرَ nasḥara	تَسْحَرْنَ tasḥarna	يَسْحَرْنَ yasḥarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْحَرْ ʔasḥar	تَسْحَرْ tasḥar	يَسْحَرْ yasḥar	تَسْحَرَا tasḥarā	يَسْحَرَا yasḥarā	نَسْحَرْ nasḥar	تَسْحَرُوا tasḥarū	يَسْحَرُوا yasḥarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَسْحَرْ ʔasḥar	تَسْحَرِي tasḥarī	تَسْحَرْ tasḥar	تَسْحَرَا tasḥarā	تَسْحَرَا tasḥarā	نَسْحَرْ nasḥar	تَسْحَرْنَ tasḥarna	يَسْحَرْنَ yasḥarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِسْحَرْ isḥar		اِسْحَرَا isḥarā			اِسْحَرُوا isḥarū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِسْحَرِي isḥarī		اِسْحَرَا isḥarā			اِسْحَرْنَ isḥarna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُحِرْتُ suḥirtu	سُحِرْتَ suḥirta	سُحِرَ suḥira	سُحِرْتُمَا suḥirtumā	سُحِرَا suḥirā	سُحِرْنَا suḥirnā	سُحِرْتُمْ suḥirtum	سُحِرُوا suḥirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سُحِرْتُ suḥirtu	سُحِرْتِ suḥirti	سُحِرَتْ suḥirat	سُحِرْتُمَا suḥirtumā	سُحِرَتَا suḥiratā	سُحِرْنَا suḥirnā	سُحِرْتُنَّ suḥirtunna	سُحِرْنَ suḥirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسْحَرُ ʔusḥaru	تُسْحَرُ tusḥaru	يُسْحَرُ yusḥaru	تُسْحَرَانِ tusḥarāni	يُسْحَرَانِ yusḥarāni	نُسْحَرُ nusḥaru	تُسْحَرُونَ tusḥarūna	يُسْحَرُونَ yusḥarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسْحَرُ ʔusḥaru	تُسْحَرِينَ tusḥarīna	تُسْحَرُ tusḥaru	تُسْحَرَانِ tusḥarāni	تُسْحَرَانِ tusḥarāni	نُسْحَرُ nusḥaru	تُسْحَرْنَ tusḥarna	يُسْحَرْنَ yusḥarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسْحَرَ ʔusḥara	تُسْحَرَ tusḥara	يُسْحَرَ yusḥara	تُسْحَرَا tusḥarā	يُسْحَرَا yusḥarā	نُسْحَرَ nusḥara	تُسْحَرُوا tusḥarū	يُسْحَرُوا yusḥarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسْحَرَ ʔusḥara	تُسْحَرِي tusḥarī	تُسْحَرَ tusḥara	تُسْحَرَا tusḥarā	تُسْحَرَا tusḥarā	نُسْحَرَ nusḥara	تُسْحَرْنَ tusḥarna	يُسْحَرْنَ yusḥarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسْحَرْ ʔusḥar	تُسْحَرْ tusḥar	يُسْحَرْ yusḥar	تُسْحَرَا tusḥarā	يُسْحَرَا yusḥarā	نُسْحَرْ nusḥar	تُسْحَرُوا tusḥarū	يُسْحَرُوا yusḥarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسْحَرْ ʔusḥar	تُسْحَرِي tusḥarī	تُسْحَرْ tusḥar	تُسْحَرَا tusḥarā	تُسْحَرَا tusḥarā	نُسْحَرْ nusḥar	تُسْحَرْنَ tusḥarna	يُسْحَرْنَ yusḥarna

Verb

سَحَّرَ • (saḥḥara) II (non-past يُسَحِّرُ (yusaḥḥiru), verbal noun تَسْحِير (tasḥīr))

to conjure
to bewitch, to charm

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَحَّرَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَسْحِير)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَسْحِير tasḥīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُسَحِّر musaḥḥir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُسَحَّر musaḥḥar
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَحَّرْتُ saḥḥartu	سَحَّرْتَ saḥḥarta	سَحَّرَ saḥḥara	سَحَّرْتُمَا saḥḥartumā	سَحَّرَا saḥḥarā	سَحَّرْنَا saḥḥarnā	سَحَّرْتُمْ saḥḥartum	سَحَّرُوا saḥḥarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سَحَّرْتُ saḥḥartu	سَحَّرْتِ saḥḥarti	سَحَّرَتْ saḥḥarat	سَحَّرْتُمَا saḥḥartumā	سَحَّرَتَا saḥḥaratā	سَحَّرْنَا saḥḥarnā	سَحَّرْتُنَّ saḥḥartunna	سَحَّرْنَ saḥḥarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَحِّرُ ʔusaḥḥiru	تُسَحِّرُ tusaḥḥiru	يُسَحِّرُ yusaḥḥiru	تُسَحِّرَانِ tusaḥḥirāni	يُسَحِّرَانِ yusaḥḥirāni	نُسَحِّرُ nusaḥḥiru	تُسَحِّرُونَ tusaḥḥirūna	يُسَحِّرُونَ yusaḥḥirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسَحِّرُ ʔusaḥḥiru	تُسَحِّرِينَ tusaḥḥirīna	تُسَحِّرُ tusaḥḥiru	تُسَحِّرَانِ tusaḥḥirāni	تُسَحِّرَانِ tusaḥḥirāni	نُسَحِّرُ nusaḥḥiru	تُسَحِّرْنَ tusaḥḥirna	يُسَحِّرْنَ yusaḥḥirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَحِّرَ ʔusaḥḥira	تُسَحِّرَ tusaḥḥira	يُسَحِّرَ yusaḥḥira	تُسَحِّرَا tusaḥḥirā	يُسَحِّرَا yusaḥḥirā	نُسَحِّرَ nusaḥḥira	تُسَحِّرُوا tusaḥḥirū	يُسَحِّرُوا yusaḥḥirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَحِّرَ ʔusaḥḥira	تُسَحِّرِي tusaḥḥirī	تُسَحِّرَ tusaḥḥira	تُسَحِّرَا tusaḥḥirā	تُسَحِّرَا tusaḥḥirā	نُسَحِّرَ nusaḥḥira	تُسَحِّرْنَ tusaḥḥirna	يُسَحِّرْنَ yusaḥḥirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَحِّرْ ʔusaḥḥir	تُسَحِّرْ tusaḥḥir	يُسَحِّرْ yusaḥḥir	تُسَحِّرَا tusaḥḥirā	يُسَحِّرَا yusaḥḥirā	نُسَحِّرْ nusaḥḥir	تُسَحِّرُوا tusaḥḥirū	يُسَحِّرُوا yusaḥḥirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَحِّرْ ʔusaḥḥir	تُسَحِّرِي tusaḥḥirī	تُسَحِّرْ tusaḥḥir	تُسَحِّرَا tusaḥḥirā	تُسَحِّرَا tusaḥḥirā	نُسَحِّرْ nusaḥḥir	تُسَحِّرْنَ tusaḥḥirna	يُسَحِّرْنَ yusaḥḥirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَحِّرْ saḥḥir		سَحِّرَا saḥḥirā			سَحِّرُوا saḥḥirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		سَحِّرِي saḥḥirī		سَحِّرَا saḥḥirā			سَحِّرْنَ saḥḥirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُحِّرْتُ suḥḥirtu	سُحِّرْتَ suḥḥirta	سُحِّرَ suḥḥira	سُحِّرْتُمَا suḥḥirtumā	سُحِّرَا suḥḥirā	سُحِّرْنَا suḥḥirnā	سُحِّرْتُمْ suḥḥirtum	سُحِّرُوا suḥḥirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سُحِّرْتُ suḥḥirtu	سُحِّرْتِ suḥḥirti	سُحِّرَتْ suḥḥirat	سُحِّرْتُمَا suḥḥirtumā	سُحِّرَتَا suḥḥiratā	سُحِّرْنَا suḥḥirnā	سُحِّرْتُنَّ suḥḥirtunna	سُحِّرْنَ suḥḥirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَحَّرُ ʔusaḥḥaru	تُسَحَّرُ tusaḥḥaru	يُسَحَّرُ yusaḥḥaru	تُسَحَّرَانِ tusaḥḥarāni	يُسَحَّرَانِ yusaḥḥarāni	نُسَحَّرُ nusaḥḥaru	تُسَحَّرُونَ tusaḥḥarūna	يُسَحَّرُونَ yusaḥḥarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسَحَّرُ ʔusaḥḥaru	تُسَحَّرِينَ tusaḥḥarīna	تُسَحَّرُ tusaḥḥaru	تُسَحَّرَانِ tusaḥḥarāni	تُسَحَّرَانِ tusaḥḥarāni	نُسَحَّرُ nusaḥḥaru	تُسَحَّرْنَ tusaḥḥarna	يُسَحَّرْنَ yusaḥḥarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَحَّرَ ʔusaḥḥara	تُسَحَّرَ tusaḥḥara	يُسَحَّرَ yusaḥḥara	تُسَحَّرَا tusaḥḥarā	يُسَحَّرَا yusaḥḥarā	نُسَحَّرَ nusaḥḥara	تُسَحَّرُوا tusaḥḥarū	يُسَحَّرُوا yusaḥḥarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَحَّرَ ʔusaḥḥara	تُسَحَّرِي tusaḥḥarī	تُسَحَّرَ tusaḥḥara	تُسَحَّرَا tusaḥḥarā	تُسَحَّرَا tusaḥḥarā	نُسَحَّرَ nusaḥḥara	تُسَحَّرْنَ tusaḥḥarna	يُسَحَّرْنَ yusaḥḥarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَحَّرْ ʔusaḥḥar	تُسَحَّرْ tusaḥḥar	يُسَحَّرْ yusaḥḥar	تُسَحَّرَا tusaḥḥarā	يُسَحَّرَا yusaḥḥarā	نُسَحَّرْ nusaḥḥar	تُسَحَّرُوا tusaḥḥarū	يُسَحَّرُوا yusaḥḥarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَحَّرْ ʔusaḥḥar	تُسَحَّرِي tusaḥḥarī	تُسَحَّرْ tusaḥḥar	تُسَحَّرَا tusaḥḥarā	تُسَحَّرَا tusaḥḥarā	نُسَحَّرْ nusaḥḥar	تُسَحَّرْنَ tusaḥḥarna	يُسَحَّرْنَ yusaḥḥarna

References

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, London: W.H. Allen, page 483

Baluchi

Etymology

From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Noun

سحر • (sihr, sahr)

magic

Mazanderani

Etymology

From Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Noun

سحر (sahar)

dawn

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

سحر • (sehar)

dawn, daybreak
Synonyms: بام (bam), شفق (şafak), طاك (dañ, tañ), فجر (facr)

Related terms

سحرخیز (seharhız, “who rises from bed early in the morning”)
سحرگاه (sehargâh) and سحرگه (sehargeh, “morning-time”)
سحری (seharı, “matinal”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation

(15th–17th century) IPA^(key): ,
(18th–20th century) IPA^(key): ,

Noun

سحر • (sıhr, sıhır, sihr, sihir)

magic, witchcraft

Related terms

سحرباز (sihrbaz, sihirbaz, “magician”)
سحار (sehhar, “magician”)
سحربازلق (sıhırbazlık, sihirbazlık, “sorcery”)
سحرلمك (sihirlemek, “to enchant”)
سحرلی (sihirli, “enchanted”)
سحری (sihri, “magic”)

Descendants

Turkish: sihir
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Latin script: sìhīr

Cyrillic script: сѝхӣр

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

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

Noun

سحر • (sahar)

dawn
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 371”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎:
  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

سحرخیز (saharxiz, “early bird”)
سحرگاه (sahargâh, “dawn”)
سحری (sahari, “suhur; matinal”)
مرغ سحر (morğ-e sahar, “nightingale”)

Proper noun

سحر • (sahar)

a female given name, Sahar, from Arabic

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

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

Noun

سحر • (sehr)

witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry

Derived terms

سحر حلال (sehr-e halâl, “poetry”, literally “religiously permitted magic”)
سحرآمیز (sehr-âmiz, “enchanting”)
سحری (sehri, “magical”)

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦəɾ/,

Noun

سَحَر • (sahar) f (Hindi spelling सहर)

dawn, daybreak

Derived terms

سَحْری (sahrī, “suhur, a pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting”)

Proper noun

سَحَر • (sahar) f (Hindi spelling सहर)

a female given name, Sehar, from Arabic

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /seːɦɾ/, /sɪɦɾ/,

Noun

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

enchantment, sorcery, magic, wizardry, witchcraft

Synonyms

جادُو (jādū)
ٹونا (ṭonā)

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Verb

Conjugation

Verb

Conjugation

References

Baluchi

Etymology

Noun

See also

Mazanderani

Etymology

Noun

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Descendants

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Proper noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Proper noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

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