QuranicWords

سِحْر siḥr – “magic”

A Qur'anic Arabic noun from the root س-ح-ر that occurs 28 times in the Qur'an. It is word #386 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
magic
Type
Noun (Ism)
Root
س-ح-ر
In the Qur'an
28 times
Frequency rank
#386 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 3: Essential Nouns, section 5, lesson 2

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishmagic
বাংলাজাদু
اردوجادو
हिन्दीजादू
Bahasa Indonesiasihir
Türkçebüyüdür / büyüden
  • büyüdür Al-Qamar 54:2
  • büyüden Saba 34:43
فارسیجادو
Françaismagie

In the Qur'an: As-Saffat 37:15

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ

English

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

বাংলা

এবং বলে, 'এটা তো এক সুস্পষ্ট জাদু ছাড়া আর কিছুই নয়।

اردو

اور کہتے ہیں کہ یہ تو کچھ نہیں مگر ایک کھلا جادو

हिन्दी

तथा कहते हैं कि यह तो मात्र खुला जादू है।

Bahasa Indonesia

Dan mereka berkata "Ini tiada lain hanyalah sihir yang nyata.

Türkçe

Bu ancak açık bir büyüdür, derler.

فارسی

و می‌گویند: «این جز جادویی آشکار نیست،

Français

et disent: «Ceci n'est que magie évidente.

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.

Other words from the root س-ح-ر