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ظَهَر
to appear /ˈðˤa.ha.ra/
verbB1#1610 most common
Also: to become visible, to emerge, to show up
Example sentences
ظَهَرَ القَمَرُ.
The moon appeared.
ظَهَرَتِ الشَّمْسُ بَعْدَ المَطَرِ.
The sun appeared after the rain.
ظَهَرَتْ نَتائِجُ الِامْتِحانِ اليَوْمَ.
The exam results came out today.
ظَهَرَ الرَّئيسُ عَلى التِّلِفِزْيونِ لِيُعْلِنَ القَرارَ.
The president appeared on television to announce the decision.
ظَهَرَتْ عَلاماتُ القَلَقِ عَلى وَجْهِهِ عِنْدَما سَمِعَ الخَبَرَ.
Signs of worry appeared on his face when he heard the news.
مَعَ مُرورِ الوَقْتِ، ظَهَرَتْ حَقائِقُ جَديدَةٌ غَيَّرَتْ مَجْرى التَّحْقيقِ.
As time passed, new facts emerged that changed the course of the investigation.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَظْهَرُ | ظَهَرْتُ | سَأَظْهَرُ |
| 2sg | تَظْهَرُ | ظَهَرْتَ | سَتَظْهَرُ |
| 3sg | يَظْهَرُ | ظَهَرَ | سَيَظْهَرُ |
| 1pl | نَظْهَرُ | ظَهَرْنا | سَنَظْهَرُ |
| 2pl | تَظْهَرُونَ | ظَهَرْتُمْ | سَتَظْهَرُونَ |
| 3pl | يَظْهَرُونَ | ظَهَرُوا | سَيَظْهَرُونَ |
Word family
ظُهورappearance, emergence
مَظْهَرappearance, lookظاهِرapparent, visible
أَظْهَرَto show, to reveal
ظاهِرةphenomenon
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root ẓ-h-r, which links the ideas of the back, brightness, and what is open to view. The same root yields ظَهْر (back) and ظُهْر (noon), the time when the sun stands highest. From the sense of an exposed or upper surface came the meaning of becoming visible.
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