سحر

See also: سخر‎, شجر‎, and ش ج ر‎

Arabic

Root
س ح ر‎ (s-ḥ-r)

Etymology

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

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

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)
→ Persian: سحر‎ (sehr)
→ Indonesian: sihir
→ Malay: sihir
→ 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)

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

(form-I sound, 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)

to conjure
to bewitch, to charm

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَحَّرَ

(form-II sound)

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): [sɛhɑɾ]

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): [sɯhɾ], [sɯhɯɾ]
(18th–20th century) IPA^(key): [sihɾ], [sihiɾ]

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): [sa.ˈhaɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɦǽɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑːǽɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔːǽɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.ɦǽɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɦǽɾ]

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

Noun

سحر • (sahar)

dawn

Proper noun

سحر • (sahar)

a female given name, Sahar, from Arabic

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر‎ (siḥr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sihɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [se̞ɦɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [siɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [seɦɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [seɦɾ]

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

Noun

سحر • (sehr)

witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry

Derived terms

سحری‎ (sehri, “suhur, a pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting”)

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Noun

سَحْر • (sahr) f (Hindi spelling सहर)

dawn, daybreak

Etymology 2

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

Noun

سِحْر • (sihr) m (Hindi spelling सिह्र)

enchantment, sorcery, magic, wizardry, witchcraft

Synonyms

جادُو‎ (jādū)
ٹونا‎ (ṭonā)

Derived terms

سِحْری‎ (sihrī, “suhur, a pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting”)

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