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سِحْرِيّ
magical /ˈsiħ.rij/
adjectiveB1#1667 most common
Also: magic, enchanted, wondrous
Example sentences
هٰذا عالَمٌ سِحْرِيّ.
This is a magical world.
أُحِبُّ هٰذا المَكانَ السِّحْرِيّ.
I love this magical place.
شاهَدْنا عَرْضًا سِحْرِيًّا في المَسْرَح.
We watched a magical show at the theater.
كانَتْ لَيْلَةً سِحْرِيّةً تَحْتَ النُّجوم.
It was a magical night under the stars.
يَتَمَتَّعُ هٰذا الكِتابُ بِعالَمٍ سِحْرِيٍّ مَليءٍ بِالمَخْلوقاتِ الغَريبة.
This book has a magical world full of strange creatures.
لا يوجَدُ حَلٌّ سِحْرِيٌّ لِمَشاكِلِ الِاقْتِصادِ المُتَراكِمة.
There is no magical solution to the economy's accumulated problems.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سِحْرِيٌّ | سِحْرِيّونَ |
| Genitive | سِحْرِيٍّ | سِحْرِيّينَ |
| Accusative | سِحْرِيًّا | سِحْرِيّينَ |
| Vocative | سِحْرِيُّ | سِحْرِيّونَ |
Word family
سِحْرmagic, sorceryساحِرmagician, sorcerer
سَحَرَto bewitch, to enchant
مَسْحورbewitched, enchanted
سَحّارgreat sorcerer
Etymology
The word derives from the triliteral root س-ح-ر (s-ḥ-r), which carries the sense of magic, sorcery, and enchantment. The base noun سِحْر (siḥr) means "magic" or "sorcery." Adding the suffix ـِيّ (-iyy) turns the noun into a relational adjective meaning "of or relating to magic."
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