ص ح ر

Arabic

Etymology

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Root

ص ح ر • (ṣ-ḥ-r)

1. desert
2. its color, tawny, brownish

Derived terms

Arabic terms belonging to the root ص ح ر (0 c, 5 e)

Derived terms

• Form I: صَحِرَ (ṣaḥira, “to be tawny”)
  • Verbal noun: صَحَر (ṣaḥar)
  • Active participle: ?
  • Passive participle: مَصْحُور (maṣḥūr)
• Form I: صَحَرَ (ṣaḥara, “(milk) to boil”)
  • Verbal noun: صَحْر (ṣaḥr)
  • Active participle: صَاحِر (ṣāḥir)
  • Passive participle: مَصْحُور (maṣḥūr)
• Form IV: أَصْحَرَ (ʔaṣḥara)
  • Verbal noun: إِصْحَار (ʔiṣḥār)
  • Active participle: مُصْحِر (muṣḥir)
  • Passive participle: مُصْحَر (muṣḥar)
• Form V: تَصَحَّرَ (taṣaḥḥara)
  • Verbal noun: تَصَحُّر (taṣaḥḥur)
  • Active participle: مُتَصَحِّر (mutaṣaḥḥir)
  • Passive participle: مُتَصَحَّر (mutaṣaḥḥar)

• صُحْرَة f (ṣuḥra, “tawny colour”)
• صَحْرَاء f (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”)