سهر

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of staying awake, particularly at night. It extends to describe things that are sleepless or active, and metaphorically to concepts like the earth, celestial bodies, and even parts of the body associated with wakefulness or vitality.

Derived headwords

سَهَرَ، كَفَرِحَverb

1.
to stay awakeboth
To remain awake and not sleep, especially during the night.

سَاهِرٌadjective

1.
sleeplessboth
One who stays awake, not sleeping.
2.
vigilantclassical
Describing something that is awake or active.

سَهَّارٌadjective

1.
very sleeplessboth
Intensely sleepless; one who habitually stays awake.

سَهْرَانٌadjective

1.
sleeplessboth
A state of being sleepless or unable to sleep.

سَهْرَةٌnoun

1.
night gatheringmodern
A gathering or session held at night, often for conversation or entertainment.
2.
sleeplessnessclassical
The state of being awake at night.

سَاهِرٌadjective

1.
sleepless (night)both
Describing a night that is characterized by wakefulness.

السَّاهِرَةُnoun

1.
the earthclassical
The surface of the earth.
2.
face of the earthclassical
The visible surface of the earth.
3.
flowing eyeclassical
A spring or a flowing water source.
4.
desertclassical
An open, barren, or desolate land.
5.
untrodden landclassical
Land that has not been walked upon or cultivated.
6.
resurrected landclassical
Land that God will renew on the Day of Resurrection.
7.
mountain in Jerusalemclassical
A specific mountain located in Jerusalem.
8.
Hellclassical
The Islamic concept of Hell.
9.
land of Shamclassical
The region historically known as Syria or the Levant.

الأَسْهَرَانِnoun

1.
nose and penisclassical
The nose and the male organ.
2.
two veins in the backclassical
Two veins in the back through which semen flows.
3.
two veins in the noseclassical
Two veins located in the nose.
4.
two veins in the eyeclassical
Two veins located in the eye.
5.
two veins from the testiclesclassical
Two veins originating from the testicles.

السَّاهُورُnoun

1.
sleeplessnessclassical
The state of being awake, similar to 'sihaar'.
2.
abundanceclassical
A large quantity or multitude.
3.
moonclassical
The celestial body known as the moon.
4.
moon's sheathclassical
The covering or sheath of the moon.
5.
moon's orbitclassical
The path or orbit of the moon.
6.
last nine days of the monthclassical
The remaining nine days of a lunar month.

ظِلُّ السَّاهِرَةِphrase

1.
face of the earthclassical
The surface of the earth.

مِنَ الْعَيْنِ: أَصْلُهَاphrase

1.
from the eye: its originclassical
Referring to the origin or source of the eye.

السَّاهِرِيَّةُnoun

1.
perfumeclassical
A type of perfume, named because it requires careful and prolonged work in its preparation.

مُسْهَرٌ، كَمُحْسِنٍname

1.
Mus'hirclassical
A proper name, likely a given name.

Parallel reading

لم ينم ليلا.

He did not sleep at night.

ورجل ساهر وسهار وسهران وسهرة.

And a man who is sleepless, very sleepless, sleepless, and a night gathering/sleeplessness.

وليل ساهر: ذو سهر.

And a sleepless night: one with wakefulness.

والساهرة: الأرض، أو وجهها، والعين الجارية، والفلاة، وأرض لم توطأ، أو أرض يجددها الله تعالى يوم القيامة، وجبل بالقدس، وجهنم، وأرض الشام.

And Al-Sahirah: the earth, or its surface, and the flowing spring, and the desert, and land not trodden, or land that God will renew on the Day of Resurrection, and a mountain in Jerusalem, and Hell, and the land of Sham.

والأسهران: الأنف، والذكر، وعرقان في المتن يجري فيهما المني، فيقع في الذكر، وعرقان في الأنف، وعرقان في العين، وعرقان يصعان من الأنثيين، يجتمعان عند باطن الذكر.

And Al-As'haran: the nose, and the penis, and two veins in the back through which semen flows, falling into the penis, and two veins in the nose, and two veins in the eye, and two veins originating from the testicles, meeting at the base of the penis.

والساهور: السهر، كالسهار، والكثرة، والقمر، وغلافه، كالساهرة، ودارته، والتسع البواقي من الشهر.

And Al-Sahur: sleeplessness, like Al-Sihaar, and abundance, and the moon, and its sheath, like Al-Sahirah, and its orbit, and the remaining nine days of the month.

وظل الساهرة، أي: وجه الأرض.

And the shade of Al-Sahirah, meaning: the face of the earth.

ومن العين: أصلها.

And from the eye: its origin.

والساهرية: عطر لأنه يسهر في عملها وتجويدها.

And Al-Sahiriyyah: a perfume because one stays awake (works diligently) in its making and perfecting.

ومسهر، كمحسن: اسم.

And Mus'hir, like Muhsin: a name.