charming
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Highlights
Feminine
سِحْرِيَّة
Most common words from the same root
سِحْرِيّ in English
Adjective
- magic, magical
Word origin
Etymology tree Arabic سِحْر (siḥr) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic سحري From سِحْر (siḥr, “witchcraft”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
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
سِحْرِيّ: plural and other forms
| Singular | سِحْرِيّ |
|---|---|
| Feminine | سِحْرِيَّة |
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