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

  1. the period between midnight and daybreak

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

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

  1. lung

Declension

Noun

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

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

Declension

Derived terms

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

Descendants

  • Maltese: seħer

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

  • IPA(key): [sɛhɑɾ]

Noun

سحر • (sehar)

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

  1. magic, witchcraft
  • 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

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /sahaɾ/

Noun

سحر • (sahar)

  1. dawn

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر‎ (siḥr).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /sɪhɾ/

Noun

سحر • (sehr)

  1. witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian سحر‎ (sahar), from Arabic سَحَر‎ (saḥar).

Noun

سحر • (sahr) f (Hindi spelling सहर)

  1. dawn, daybreak

Etymology 2

From Persian سحر‎ (sehr), from Arabic سِحْر‎ (siḥr).

Noun

سحر • (sehr, sihr) m

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