ساحر

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See also: شاجر and ساخر

Arabic

Root
س ح ر (s ḥ r)
8 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of سَحَرَ (saḥara, to enchant, to coax).

Pronunciation

Adjective

سَاحِر (sāḥir) (feminine سَاحِرَة (sāḥira), masculine plural سَاحِرُونَ (sāḥirūna) or سَحَرَة (saḥara) or سُحَّار (suḥḥār), feminine plural سَاحِرَات (sāḥirāt) or سَوَاحِر (sawāḥir))

  1. enchanting, bewitching, charming

Declension

Noun

سَاحِر (sāḥirm (plural سَاحِرُونَ (sāḥirūna) or سَحَرَة (saḥara) or سُحَّارٌ (suḥḥārun), feminine سَاحِرَة (sāḥira))

  1. sorcerer, wizard
  2. charmer

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: sahir
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساحر
  • Persian: ساحر (sâher)
  • Urdu: ساحر
  • Uzbek: sohir

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِر (sāḥir).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? sāhir
Dari reading? sāhir
Iranian reading? sâher
Tajik reading? sohir

Noun

Dari ساحر
Iranian Persian
Tajik соҳир

ساحر (sâher) (plural ساحرها (sâher-hâ) or سحره (sahere))

  1. sorcerer, wizard
    Synonym: جادوگر (jâdugar)
    Coordinate term: ساحره (sâhere)

Derived terms

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