سحر

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See also: سخر, شجر, and ش ج ر

Arabic

Root
س ح ر (s-ḥ-r)

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 (saḥarm

  1. the last part of the night before daybreak; predawn
Declension
Derived terms
References

Etymology 2

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

Noun

سَحْر or سَحَر (saḥr or saḥarm (dual سَحْرَان (saḥrān) or سَحَرَان (saḥarān), plural سُحُور (suḥūr))

  1. lung
Declension

Etymology 3

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

Noun

سِحْر (siḥrm (plural أَسْحَار (ʔasḥār) or سُحُور (suḥūr))

  1. verbal noun of سَحَرَ (saḥara) (form I)
  2. witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
  3. charm; enchantment
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Descendants

Verb

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

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

Verb

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

  1. to conjure
  2. to bewitch, to charm
Conjugation

References

Baluchi

Etymology

From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Noun

سحر (sihr, sahr)

  1. magic

See also

Mazanderani

Etymology

From Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Noun

سحر (sahar)

  1. dawn

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Pronunciation

Noun

سحر (sehar)

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

سحر (sıhr, sıhır, sihr, sihir)

  1. magic, witchcraft
Related terms
Descendants

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

سحر (sahar)

  1. 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

Proper noun

سحر (sahar)

  1. a female given name, Sahar, from Arabic

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

سحر (sehr)

  1. witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

سَحَر (saharf (Hindi spelling सहर)

  1. dawn, daybreak
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

سِحْر (sehr or sihrm (Hindi spelling सेहर)

  1. enchantment, sorcery, magic, wizardry, witchcraft
Synonyms