Arabic for magic

siHr
ﺳِﺤﺮ
magic – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺳِﺤﺮ means magic. It is pronounced siHr.

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The Arabic word word for magic can also be conjugated:

'asHaar
ﺃَﺳﺤَﺎﺭ
magic – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word magic

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Important letters:
The root of the word magic consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, Ha that is written and pronounced H and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word magic letter by letter

ﺳِﺤﺮ
ﺳـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ـﺮ
 
sin
s
Ha
H
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for magic consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳِﺤﺮ and pronounced siHr.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for magic

fi3l becomes siHr

We have seen that the Arabic word for magic is written ﺳِﺤﺮ and pronounced siHr. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are s, H and r, the word becomes siHr.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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