charming
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Also written ساحر: سَاحِر (enchanting)
Highlights
Plural
سَاحِرُون
Other plurals
سَحَرَة، سُحَّار
Feminine
سَاحِرَة
Most common words from the same root
سَاحِر in English
Noun · masculine
- sorcerer, wizard
- charmer
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of سَحَرَ (saḥara, “to enchant, to coax”).
Words from the root س-ح-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَحَرَ
· present يَسْحَرُ
Form I · The plain action
to charm, to enchant, to fascinate, to spellbind, to bewitch, to ensorcel, to curse, to jinx; to hurt one's heart, to restrict one's chest or breathing
سَحَرَ
· present يَسْحَرُ
Form I · The plain action
to eat before fasting at predawn or foredawn, especially in the last part of the night before daybreak
سُحُور
سَاحِر
مَسْحُور
سَحَّرَ
· present يُسَحِّرُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to conjure; to bewitch, to charm
تَسْحِير
مُسَحِّر
مُسَحَّر
تَسَحَّرَ
· present يَتَسَحَّرُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to eat suhur (a predawn meal before iftar)
تَسَحُّر
مُتَسَحِّر
سَاحِر: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَاحِر |
|---|---|
| Plural | سَاحِرُون |
| Alternative plurals | سَحَرَة، سُحَّار |
| Feminine | سَاحِرَة |
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