ساحر

See also: شاجر and ساخر

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of سَحَرَ (saḥara, “to enchant, to coax”), from the root س ح ر (s-ḥ-r).

Noun

سَاحِر • (sāḥir) m (plural سَاحِرُونَ (sāḥirūna) or سَحَرَة (saḥara), feminine سَاحِرَة (sāḥira))

1. sorcerer, wizard
2. charmer

Declension

Declension of noun سَاحِر (sāḥir)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاحِر sāḥir	السَّاحِر as-sāḥir	سَاحِر sāḥir	سَاحِرَة sāḥira	السَّاحِرَة as-sāḥira	سَاحِرَة sāḥirat
Nominative	سَاحِرٌ sāḥirun	السَّاحِرُ as-sāḥiru	سَاحِرُ sāḥiru	سَاحِرَةٌ sāḥiratun	السَّاحِرَةُ as-sāḥiratu	سَاحِرَةُ sāḥiratu
Accusative	سَاحِرًا sāḥiran	السَّاحِرَ as-sāḥira	سَاحِرَ sāḥira	سَاحِرَةً sāḥiratan	السَّاحِرَةَ as-sāḥirata	سَاحِرَةَ sāḥirata
Genitive	سَاحِرٍ sāḥirin	السَّاحِرِ as-sāḥiri	سَاحِرِ sāḥiri	سَاحِرَةٍ sāḥiratin	السَّاحِرَةِ as-sāḥirati	سَاحِرَةِ sāḥirati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاحِرَيْن sāḥirayn	السَّاحِرَيْن as-sāḥirayn	سَاحِرَيْ sāḥiray	سَاحِرَتَيْن sāḥiratayn	السَّاحِرَتَيْن as-sāḥiratayn	سَاحِرَتَيْ sāḥiratay
Nominative	سَاحِرَانِ sāḥirāni	السَّاحِرَانِ as-sāḥirāni	سَاحِرَا sāḥirā	سَاحِرَتَانِ sāḥiratāni	السَّاحِرَتَانِ as-sāḥiratāni	سَاحِرَتَا sāḥiratā
Accusative	سَاحِرَيْنِ sāḥirayni	السَّاحِرَيْنِ as-sāḥirayni	سَاحِرَيْ sāḥiray	سَاحِرَتَيْنِ sāḥiratayni	السَّاحِرَتَيْنِ as-sāḥiratayni	سَاحِرَتَيْ sāḥiratay
Genitive	سَاحِرَيْنِ sāḥirayni	السَّاحِرَيْنِ as-sāḥirayni	سَاحِرَيْ sāḥiray	سَاحِرَتَيْنِ sāḥiratayni	السَّاحِرَتَيْنِ as-sāḥiratayni	سَاحِرَتَيْ sāḥiratay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاحِرِين‎; سَحَرَة sāḥirīn‎; saḥara	السَّاحِرِين‎; السَّحَرَة as-sāḥirīn‎; as-saḥara	سَاحِرِي‎; سَحَرَة sāḥirī‎; saḥarat	سَاحِرَات‎; سَوَاحِر sāḥirāt‎; sawāḥir	السَّاحِرَات‎; السَّوَاحِر as-sāḥirāt‎; as-sawāḥir	سَاحِرَات‎; سَوَاحِر sāḥirāt‎; sawāḥir
Nominative	سَاحِرُونَ‎; سَحَرَةٌ sāḥirūna‎; saḥaratun	السَّاحِرُونَ‎; السَّحَرَةُ as-sāḥirūna‎; as-saḥaratu	سَاحِرُو‎; سَحَرَةُ sāḥirū‎; saḥaratu	سَاحِرَاتٌ‎; سَوَاحِرُ sāḥirātun‎; sawāḥiru	السَّاحِرَاتُ‎; السَّوَاحِرُ as-sāḥirātu‎; as-sawāḥiru	سَاحِرَاتُ‎; سَوَاحِرُ sāḥirātu‎; sawāḥiru
Accusative	سَاحِرِينَ‎; سَحَرَةً sāḥirīna‎; saḥaratan	السَّاحِرِينَ‎; السَّحَرَةَ as-sāḥirīna‎; as-saḥarata	سَاحِرِي‎; سَحَرَةَ sāḥirī‎; saḥarata	سَاحِرَاتٍ‎; سَوَاحِرَ sāḥirātin‎; sawāḥira	السَّاحِرَاتِ‎; السَّوَاحِرَ as-sāḥirāti‎; as-sawāḥira	سَاحِرَاتِ‎; سَوَاحِرَ sāḥirāti‎; sawāḥira
Genitive	سَاحِرِينَ‎; سَحَرَةٍ sāḥirīna‎; saḥaratin	السَّاحِرِينَ‎; السَّحَرَةِ as-sāḥirīna‎; as-saḥarati	سَاحِرِي‎; سَحَرَةِ sāḥirī‎; saḥarati	سَاحِرَاتٍ‎; سَوَاحِرَ sāḥirātin‎; sawāḥira	السَّاحِرَاتِ‎; السَّوَاحِرِ as-sāḥirāti‎; as-sawāḥiri	سَاحِرَاتِ‎; سَوَاحِرِ sāḥirāti‎; sawāḥiri

Adjective

1. enchanting, bewitching, charming

Declension

Declension of adjective سَاحِر (sāḥir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَاحِر sāḥir	السَّاحِر as-sāḥir	سَاحِرَة sāḥira	السَّاحِرَة as-sāḥira
Nominative	سَاحِرٌ sāḥirun	السَّاحِرُ as-sāḥiru	سَاحِرَةٌ sāḥiratun	السَّاحِرَةُ as-sāḥiratu
Accusative	سَاحِرًا sāḥiran	السَّاحِرَ as-sāḥira	سَاحِرَةً sāḥiratan	السَّاحِرَةَ as-sāḥirata
Genitive	سَاحِرٍ sāḥirin	السَّاحِرِ as-sāḥiri	سَاحِرَةٍ sāḥiratin	السَّاحِرَةِ as-sāḥirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَاحِرَيْن sāḥirayn	السَّاحِرَيْن as-sāḥirayn	سَاحِرَتَيْن sāḥiratayn	السَّاحِرَتَيْن as-sāḥiratayn
Nominative	سَاحِرَانِ sāḥirāni	السَّاحِرَانِ as-sāḥirāni	سَاحِرَتَانِ sāḥiratāni	السَّاحِرَتَانِ as-sāḥiratāni
Accusative	سَاحِرَيْنِ sāḥirayni	السَّاحِرَيْنِ as-sāḥirayni	سَاحِرَتَيْنِ sāḥiratayni	السَّاحِرَتَيْنِ as-sāḥiratayni
Genitive	سَاحِرَيْنِ sāḥirayni	السَّاحِرَيْنِ as-sāḥirayni	سَاحِرَتَيْنِ sāḥiratayni	السَّاحِرَتَيْنِ as-sāḥiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَاحِرِين‎; سَحَرَة sāḥirīn‎; saḥara	السَّاحِرِين‎; السَّحَرَة as-sāḥirīn‎; as-saḥara	سَاحِرَات‎; سَوَاحِر sāḥirāt‎; sawāḥir	السَّاحِرَات‎; السَّوَاحِر as-sāḥirāt‎; as-sawāḥir
Nominative	سَاحِرُونَ‎; سَحَرَةٌ sāḥirūna‎; saḥaratun	السَّاحِرُونَ‎; السَّحَرَةُ as-sāḥirūna‎; as-saḥaratu	سَاحِرَاتٌ‎; سَوَاحِرُ sāḥirātun‎; sawāḥiru	السَّاحِرَاتُ‎; السَّوَاحِرُ as-sāḥirātu‎; as-sawāḥiru
Accusative	سَاحِرِينَ‎; سَحَرَةً sāḥirīna‎; saḥaratan	السَّاحِرِينَ‎; السَّحَرَةَ as-sāḥirīna‎; as-saḥarata	سَاحِرَاتٍ‎; سَوَاحِرَ sāḥirātin‎; sawāḥira	السَّاحِرَاتِ‎; السَّوَاحِرَ as-sāḥirāti‎; as-sawāḥira
Genitive	سَاحِرِينَ‎; سَحَرَةٍ sāḥirīna‎; saḥaratin	السَّاحِرِينَ‎; السَّحَرَةِ as-sāḥirīna‎; as-saḥarati	سَاحِرَاتٍ‎; سَوَاحِرَ sāḥirātin‎; sawāḥira	السَّاحِرَاتِ‎; السَّوَاحِرِ as-sāḥirāti‎; as-sawāḥiri

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Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic سَاحِر (sāḥir)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɒːˈheɾ]

Noun

ساحر • (sâher) (plural ساحرها (sâher-hâ) or سحره (sahere))

1. sorcerer, wizard

Synonyms

• جادوگر (jâdugar)

Related terms

• ساحره (sâhere)
• ساحری (sâheri)