ساحر

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See also: شاجر and ساخر

Arabic

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Root
س ح ر (s ḥ r)
7 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Noun

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

  1. sorcerer, wizard
  2. charmer

Declension

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Descendants

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

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِر (sāḥir).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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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Further reading

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