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سحر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

سَاحِرٌ ذ (tropical:) [ An enchanter; ] a man who practices سِحْر; as also ↓ سَحَّارٌ [in an intensive sense, or denoting habit or frequency]: pl. of the former سَحَرَةٌ and سُحَّارٌ; and of ↓ the latter, سَحَّارُونَ only, for it has no broken pl. (TA.) [Hence,] one says, لَهَا عَيْنٌ سَاحِرَةٌ (tropical:) [ She has an enchanting, or a fascinating, eye ], and عُيُونٌ سَوَاحِرُ [ enchanting, or fascinating, eyes ]. (A, TA.) And أَرْضٌ سَاحِرَةُ السَّرَابِ (tropical:) [ A land of delusive mirage ].(A, TA.) ― -b2- And (assumed tropical:) Knowing, skilful, or intelligent. (S, * TA.)

Derived headwords

سَاحِرٌ
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لَهَا عَيْنٌ سَاحِرَةٌ
عُيُونٌ سَوَاحِرُ
سَاحِرَةُ السَّرَابِ