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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