دهر

Arabic

Verb

دَهَرَ • (dahara) I, non-past يَدْهَرُ‎ (yadharu)

1. to overcome, to conquer, to subdue, to overpower, to master, to gain the mastery over, to prevail, to predominate over, to surpass

Conjugation

Conjugation of

دَهَرَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun دَهْر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						دَهْر dahr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَاهِر dāhir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْهُور madhūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَهَرْتُ dahartu	دَهَرْتَ daharta	دَهَرَ dahara		دَهَرْتُمَا dahartumā	دَهَرَا daharā		دَهَرْنَا daharnā	دَهَرْتُمْ dahartum	دَهَرُوا daharū
	f		دَهَرْتِ daharti	دَهَرَتْ daharat			دَهَرَتَا daharatā			دَهَرْتُنَّ dahartunna	دَهَرْنَ daharna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدْهَرُ ʔadharu	تَدْهَرُ tadharu	يَدْهَرُ yadharu		تَدْهَرَانِ tadharāni	يَدْهَرَانِ yadharāni		نَدْهَرُ nadharu	تَدْهَرُونَ tadharūna	يَدْهَرُونَ yadharūna
	f		تَدْهَرِينَ tadharīna	تَدْهَرُ tadharu			تَدْهَرَانِ tadharāni			تَدْهَرْنَ tadharna	يَدْهَرْنَ yadharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدْهَرَ ʔadhara	تَدْهَرَ tadhara	يَدْهَرَ yadhara		تَدْهَرَا tadharā	يَدْهَرَا yadharā		نَدْهَرَ nadhara	تَدْهَرُوا tadharū	يَدْهَرُوا yadharū
	f		تَدْهَرِي tadharī	تَدْهَرَ tadhara			تَدْهَرَا tadharā			تَدْهَرْنَ tadharna	يَدْهَرْنَ yadharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدْهَرْ ʔadhar	تَدْهَرْ tadhar	يَدْهَرْ yadhar		تَدْهَرَا tadharā	يَدْهَرَا yadharā		نَدْهَرْ nadhar	تَدْهَرُوا tadharū	يَدْهَرُوا yadharū
	f		تَدْهَرِي tadharī	تَدْهَرْ tadhar			تَدْهَرَا tadharā			تَدْهَرْنَ tadharna	يَدْهَرْنَ yadharna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِدْهَرْ idhar			اِدْهَرَا idharā				اِدْهَرُوا idharū
	f		اِدْهَرِي idharī							اِدْهَرْنَ idharna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُهِرْتُ duhirtu	دُهِرْتَ duhirta	دُهِرَ duhira		دُهِرْتُمَا duhirtumā	دُهِرَا duhirā		دُهِرْنَا duhirnā	دُهِرْتُمْ duhirtum	دُهِرُوا duhirū
	f		دُهِرْتِ duhirti	دُهِرَتْ duhirat			دُهِرَتَا duhiratā			دُهِرْتُنَّ duhirtunna	دُهِرْنَ duhirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدْهَرُ ʔudharu	تُدْهَرُ tudharu	يُدْهَرُ yudharu		تُدْهَرَانِ tudharāni	يُدْهَرَانِ yudharāni		نُدْهَرُ nudharu	تُدْهَرُونَ tudharūna	يُدْهَرُونَ yudharūna
	f		تُدْهَرِينَ tudharīna	تُدْهَرُ tudharu			تُدْهَرَانِ tudharāni			تُدْهَرْنَ tudharna	يُدْهَرْنَ yudharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدْهَرَ ʔudhara	تُدْهَرَ tudhara	يُدْهَرَ yudhara		تُدْهَرَا tudharā	يُدْهَرَا yudharā		نُدْهَرَ nudhara	تُدْهَرُوا tudharū	يُدْهَرُوا yudharū
	f		تُدْهَرِي tudharī	تُدْهَرَ tudhara			تُدْهَرَا tudharā			تُدْهَرْنَ tudharna	يُدْهَرْنَ yudharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدْهَرْ ʔudhar	تُدْهَرْ tudhar	يُدْهَرْ yudhar		تُدْهَرَا tudharā	يُدْهَرَا yudharā		نُدْهَرْ nudhar	تُدْهَرُوا tudharū	يُدْهَرُوا yudharū
	f		تُدْهَرِي tudharī	تُدْهَرْ tudhar			تُدْهَرَا tudharā			تُدْهَرْنَ tudharna	يُدْهَرْنَ yudharna

Noun

دَهْر • (dahr) m (plural دُهُور (duhūr) or أَدْهُر (ʔadhur))

1. verbal noun of دَهَرَ (dahara) (form I)
2. the course of time, fate
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 45:24:

     وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡيَا وَمَا يُهۡلِكُنَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهۡرُ ۚ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ ۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ

     waqālū mā hiya ʔillā ḥayātunā d-dunyā namūtu wanaḥyā wamā yuhlikunā ʔillā d-dahru wamā lahum biḏālika min ʕilmin ʔin hum ʔillā yaẓunnūna

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 76:1:

     هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْئًا مَّذْكُورًا

     hal ʔatā ʕalā l-ʔinsāni ḥīnun mina ad-dahri lam yakun šayʔan mmaḏkūran

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   • a. 1374, Ibn al-Khatib, Jadaka al-Ghaithu:

     إِذْ يَقُودُ ٱلدَّهْرُ أَشْتَاتَ ٱلْمُنَى
     تَنْقُلُ ٱلْخَطْوَ عَلَى مَا يُرْسَمُ

     ʔiḏ yaqūdu d-dahru ʔaštāta l-munā
     tanqulu l-ḵaṭwa ʕalā mā yursamu

     then the course or time would lead the pieces of wishes
     so that they go the way they are supposed to

Declension

Declension of noun دَهْر (dahr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهْر dahr	الدَّهْر ad-dahr	دَهْر dahr
Nominative	دَهْرٌ dahrun	الدَّهْرُ ad-dahru	دَهْرُ dahru
Accusative	دَهْرًا dahran	الدَّهْرَ ad-dahra	دَهْرَ dahra
Genitive	دَهْرٍ dahrin	الدَّهْرِ ad-dahri	دَهْرِ dahri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهْرَيْن dahrayn	الدَّهْرَيْن ad-dahrayn	دَهْرَيْ dahray
Nominative	دَهْرَانِ dahrāni	الدَّهْرَانِ ad-dahrāni	دَهْرَا dahrā
Accusative	دَهْرَيْنِ dahrayni	الدَّهْرَيْنِ ad-dahrayni	دَهْرَيْ dahray
Genitive	دَهْرَيْنِ dahrayni	الدَّهْرَيْنِ ad-dahrayni	دَهْرَيْ dahray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُهُور‎; أَدْهُر duhūr‎; ʔadhur	الدُّهُور‎; الْأَدْهُر ad-duhūr‎; al-ʔadhur	دُهُور‎; أَدْهُر duhūr‎; ʔadhur
Nominative	دُهُورٌ‎; أَدْهُرٌ duhūrun‎; ʔadhurun	الدُّهُورُ‎; الْأَدْهُرُ ad-duhūru‎; al-ʔadhuru	دُهُورُ‎; أَدْهُرُ duhūru‎; ʔadhuru
Accusative	دُهُورًا‎; أَدْهُرًا duhūran‎; ʔadhuran	الدُّهُورَ‎; الْأَدْهُرَ ad-duhūra‎; al-ʔadhura	دُهُورَ‎; أَدْهُرَ duhūra‎; ʔadhura
Genitive	دُهُورٍ‎; أَدْهُرٍ duhūrin‎; ʔadhurin	الدُّهُورِ‎; الْأَدْهُرِ ad-duhūri‎; al-ʔadhuri	دُهُورِ‎; أَدْهُرِ duhūri‎; ʔadhuri

Derived terms

• دَهْرِيّ (dahriyy, “who does not believe in the hereafter, atheist”)
• أَكَلَ عَلَيْهِ الدَّهْرُ وَشَرِبَ (ʔakala ʕalayhi d-dahru wašariba)

References

• “دهر” in Almaany
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “دهر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 63
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “دهر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 923
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “دهر”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 408