سحر

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See also: سخر, شجر, and ش ج ر

Arabic

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Root
س ح ر (s ḥ r)
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Etymology 1

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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

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سَحَر (saḥarm

  1. the last part of the night before daybreak; predawn
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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سَحْر or سَحَر (saḥr or saḥarm (dual سَحْرَان (saḥrān) or سَحَرَان (saḥarān), plural سُحُور (suḥūr))

  1. lung
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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سِحْر (siḥrm (plural أَسْحَار (ʔasḥār) or سُحُور (suḥūr))

  1. verbal noun of سَحَرَ (saḥara) (form I)
  2. witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
  3. charm; enchantment
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: seħer
  • Azerbaijani: sehr
  • Bashkir: сихыр (sixır)
  • Baluchi: سحر (sihr)
  • Persian: سحر (sehr)
  • Malay: sihir
  • Ottoman Turkish: سحر (sihir)
  • Swahili: sihiri
  • Zazaki: sihir
  • Urdu: سِحْر (sihr)
  • Uyghur: سېھىر (sëhir)
  • Uzbek: sehr

Verb

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سَحَرَ (saḥara) I (non-past يَسْحَرُ (yasḥaru), verbal noun سِحْر (siḥr))

  1. to bewitch, to charm, to spellbind, to fascinate, to curse
  2. to hurt one's heart, to restrict one's chest or breathing
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سَحَّرَ (saḥḥara) II (non-past يُسَحِّرُ (yusaḥḥiru), verbal noun تَسْحِير (tasḥīr))

  1. to conjure
  2. to bewitch, to charm
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Baluchi

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Etymology

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From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Noun

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سحر (sihr, sahr)

  1. magic

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Mazanderani

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

Noun

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سحر (sahar)

  1. dawn

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

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Noun

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سحر (sehar)

  1. dawn, daybreak
    Synonyms: بام (bam), شفق (şafak), طاك (dañ, tañ), فجر (facr)
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation

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  • (15th–17th century) IPA(key): [sɯhɾ], [sɯhɯɾ]
  • (18th–20th century) IPA(key): [sihɾ], [sihiɾ]

Noun

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سحر (sıhr, sıhır, sihr, sihir)

  1. magic, witchcraft
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Persian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

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Readings
Classical reading? sahar
Dari reading? sahar
Iranian reading? sahar
Tajik reading? sahar

Noun

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سحر (sahar)

  1. dawn
    • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 371”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎[6]:
      ما درس سحر در ره میخانه نهادیم
      محصول دعا در ره جانانه نهادیم
      mā dars-i sahar dar rah-i mayxāna nihādēm
      mahsūl-i du'ā dar rah-i jānāna nihādēm
      We have cast away our morning classes on the way to the tavern;
      We have cast away the fruits of our prayers on the way to the beloved.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
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Proper noun

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سحر (sahar)

  1. a female given name, Sahar, from Arabic

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

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Readings
Classical reading? sihr
Dari reading? sehr
Iranian reading? sehr
Tajik reading? sehr

Noun

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سحر (sehr)

  1. witchcraft, magic, sorcery, wizardry
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Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سَحَر (sahar), from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

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Noun

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سَحَر (saharf (Hindi spelling सहर)

  1. dawn, daybreak
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سِحْر (sihr), from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

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Noun

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سِحْر (sehr or sihrm (Hindi spelling सेहर)

  1. enchantment, sorcery, magic, wizardry, witchcraft
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