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سِحْر

siḥ'run

a magic

জাদু

Root letters: س ح رAppears 28 times in the Qur'an#390 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 39

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: س ح ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)سِحْرٌۭ27 times
  • Dual (muthannā)سِحْرَانِ1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • سِحْرٌۭmagicsiḥ'run · 12 times
  • ٱلسِّحْرَ[the] magicl-siḥ'ra · 3 times
  • بِسِحْرٍwith a magicbisiḥ'rin · 1 times
  • لَسِحْرٌۭ(is) surely, a magiclasiḥ'run · 1 times
  • أَسِحْرٌIs this magicasiḥ'run · 1 times
  • ٱلسِّحْرُ ۖ(is) the magicl-siḥ'ru · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root س ح ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

Surah 37:15 — Read full ayah

Then is this magic, or do you not see?

Surah 52:15 — Read full ayah

And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

Surah 74:24 — Read full ayah