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ساحِر

sāḥirun

A magician

(সে একজন) জাদুকর

Root letters: س ح رAppears 22 times in the Qur'an#468 most frequentActive participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form I
Learn it in lesson 47

About this word

Active participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form IRoot letters: س ح ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)سَـٰحِرٍ12 times
  • Dual (muthannā)لَسَـٰحِرَٰنِ1 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)ٱلسَّحَرَةُ9 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلسَّحَرَةُthe magiciansl-saḥaratu · 7 times
  • لَسَـٰحِرٌ(is) surely a magicianlasāḥirun · 2 times
  • سَـٰحِرٍmagiciansāḥirin · 2 times
  • ٱلسَّاحِرُthe magicianl-sāḥiru · 2 times
  • سَـٰحِرٌۭ(is) a magiciansāḥirun · 2 times
  • لَسَـٰحِرٌۭ(is) surely a magicianlasāḥirun · 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 the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

Surah 7:120 — Read full ayah

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

Surah 26:46 — Read full ayah

Who will bring you every learned magician."

Surah 7:112 — Read full ayah