ظاهر

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ظ ه ر (ẓ-h-r)

Verb

ظَاهَرَ • (ẓāhara) III, non-past يُظَاهِرُ‎ (yuẓāhiru)

  1. to help, to assist, to aid, to support
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ظَاهَرَ
(form-III sound)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
muẓāhara or ẓihār
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muẓāhir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muẓāhar
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
ẓāhartu
ẓāharta
ظَاهَرَ

ẓāhara
ẓāhartumā
ẓāharā
ẓāharnā
ẓāhartum
ẓāharū
f
ẓāharti
ẓāharat
ẓāharatā
ẓāhartunna
ẓāharna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuẓāhiru
tuẓāhiru
yuẓāhiru
tuẓāhirāni
yuẓāhirāni
nuẓāhiru
tuẓāhirūna
yuẓāhirūna
f
tuẓāhirīna
tuẓāhiru
tuẓāhirāni
tuẓāhirna
yuẓāhirna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuẓāhira
tuẓāhira
yuẓāhira
tuẓāhirā
yuẓāhirā
nuẓāhira
tuẓāhirū
yuẓāhirū
f
tuẓāhirī
tuẓāhira
tuẓāhirā
tuẓāhirna
yuẓāhirna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuẓāhir
tuẓāhir
yuẓāhir
tuẓāhirā
yuẓāhirā
nuẓāhir
tuẓāhirū
yuẓāhirū
f
tuẓāhirī
tuẓāhir
tuẓāhirā
tuẓāhirna
yuẓāhirna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
ظَاهِرْ

ẓāhir
ẓāhirā
ẓāhirū
f
ẓāhirī
ẓāhirna
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
ẓūhirtu
ẓūhirta
ẓūhira
ẓūhirtumā
ẓūhirā
ẓūhirnā
ẓūhirtum
ẓūhirū
f
ẓūhirti
ẓūhirat
ẓūhiratā
ẓūhirtunna
ẓūhirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuẓāharu
tuẓāharu
yuẓāharu
tuẓāharāni
yuẓāharāni
nuẓāharu
tuẓāharūna
yuẓāharūna
f
tuẓāharīna
tuẓāharu
tuẓāharāni
tuẓāharna
yuẓāharna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuẓāhara
tuẓāhara
yuẓāhara
tuẓāharā
yuẓāharā
nuẓāhara
tuẓāharū
yuẓāharū
f
tuẓāharī
tuẓāhara
tuẓāharā
tuẓāharna
yuẓāharna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuẓāhar
tuẓāhar
yuẓāhar
tuẓāharā
yuẓāharā
nuẓāhar
tuẓāharū
yuẓāharū
f
tuẓāharī
tuẓāhar
tuẓāharā
tuẓāharna
yuẓāharna

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of ظَهَرَ (ẓahara)

Adjective

ظَاهِر • (ẓāhir)

  1. apparent, visible
  2. evident, obvious
Antonyms
Descendants
Descendants

Noun

ظَاهِر • (ẓāhir) m

  1. face
  2. surface

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir, “apparent, visible”).

Adjective

ظاهر • (zahir)

  1. obvious, clear, evident, apparent, manifest, visible
    Synonyms: آچق (açık), آشكار (aşikâr), بللی (belli), منجلی (münceli)
  2. external, exterior, relating to the outside parts or surface of something

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir)

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? zāhir
Dari reading? zāhir
Iranian reading? zâher
Tajik reading? zohir

Adjective

ظاهر • (zâher)

  1. exterior, external, outer, exoteric
  2. apparent, clear, manifest
  3. superficial

Descendants

Noun

ظاهر • (zâher)

  1. appearance, look

Derived terms

Further reading

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