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Also written سحر: سَحَر (predawn) · سَحْر (lung)
Highlights
Plural
أَسْحَار
Other plural
سُحُور
Verbal noun of
سَحَرَ
to charm
Most common words from the same root
سِحْر in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of سَحَرَ (to charm): the act or idea of the verb.
- charming, enchantment, fascination, spellbinding
- witchcraft, sorcery, magic, wizardry
- conjuring, bewitching
- charm, curse, jinx
Word origin
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Words from the root س-ح-ر
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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
سِحْر: plural and other forms
| Singular | سِحْر |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَسْحَار |
| Alternative plurals | سُحُور |
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