دهر

Arabic

Root
د ه ر (d h r)
3 terms

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /da.ha.ra/

Verb

دَهَرَ • (dahara) I (non-past يَدْهَرُ (yadharu), verbal noun دَهْر (dahr))

to overcome, to conquer, to subdue, to overpower, to master, to gain the mastery over, to prevail, to predominate over, to surpass

Conjugation

Conjugation of دَهَرَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive (?), verbal noun دَهْر)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					دَهْر dahr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					دَاهِر dāhir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَدْهُور madhūr
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَهَرْتُ dahartu	دَهَرْتَ daharta	دَهَرَ dahara	دَهَرْتُمَا dahartumā	دَهَرَا daharā	دَهَرْنَا daharnā	دَهَرْتُمْ dahartum	دَهَرُوا daharū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دَهَرْتُ dahartu	دَهَرْتِ daharti	دَهَرَتْ daharat	دَهَرْتُمَا dahartumā	دَهَرَتَا daharatā	دَهَرْنَا daharnā	دَهَرْتُنَّ dahartunna	دَهَرْنَ daharna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدْهَرُ ʔadharu	تَدْهَرُ tadharu	يَدْهَرُ yadharu	تَدْهَرَانِ tadharāni	يَدْهَرَانِ yadharāni	نَدْهَرُ nadharu	تَدْهَرُونَ tadharūna	يَدْهَرُونَ yadharūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَدْهَرُ ʔadharu	تَدْهَرِينَ tadharīna	تَدْهَرُ tadharu	تَدْهَرَانِ tadharāni	تَدْهَرَانِ tadharāni	نَدْهَرُ nadharu	تَدْهَرْنَ tadharna	يَدْهَرْنَ yadharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدْهَرَ ʔadhara	تَدْهَرَ tadhara	يَدْهَرَ yadhara	تَدْهَرَا tadharā	يَدْهَرَا yadharā	نَدْهَرَ nadhara	تَدْهَرُوا tadharū	يَدْهَرُوا yadharū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَدْهَرَ ʔadhara	تَدْهَرِي tadharī	تَدْهَرَ tadhara	تَدْهَرَا tadharā	تَدْهَرَا tadharā	نَدْهَرَ nadhara	تَدْهَرْنَ tadharna	يَدْهَرْنَ yadharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدْهَرْ ʔadhar	تَدْهَرْ tadhar	يَدْهَرْ yadhar	تَدْهَرَا tadharā	يَدْهَرَا yadharā	نَدْهَرْ nadhar	تَدْهَرُوا tadharū	يَدْهَرُوا yadharū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَدْهَرْ ʔadhar	تَدْهَرِي tadharī	تَدْهَرْ tadhar	تَدْهَرَا tadharā	تَدْهَرَا tadharā	نَدْهَرْ nadhar	تَدْهَرْنَ tadharna	يَدْهَرْنَ yadharna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِدْهَرْ idhar		اِدْهَرَا idharā			اِدْهَرُوا idharū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِدْهَرِي idharī		اِدْهَرَا idharā			اِدْهَرْنَ idharna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُهِرْتُ duhirtu	دُهِرْتَ duhirta	دُهِرَ duhira	دُهِرْتُمَا duhirtumā	دُهِرَا duhirā	دُهِرْنَا duhirnā	دُهِرْتُمْ duhirtum	دُهِرُوا duhirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دُهِرْتُ duhirtu	دُهِرْتِ duhirti	دُهِرَتْ duhirat	دُهِرْتُمَا duhirtumā	دُهِرَتَا duhiratā	دُهِرْنَا duhirnā	دُهِرْتُنَّ duhirtunna	دُهِرْنَ duhirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدْهَرُ ʔudharu	تُدْهَرُ tudharu	يُدْهَرُ yudharu	تُدْهَرَانِ tudharāni	يُدْهَرَانِ yudharāni	نُدْهَرُ nudharu	تُدْهَرُونَ tudharūna	يُدْهَرُونَ yudharūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُدْهَرُ ʔudharu	تُدْهَرِينَ tudharīna	تُدْهَرُ tudharu	تُدْهَرَانِ tudharāni	تُدْهَرَانِ tudharāni	نُدْهَرُ nudharu	تُدْهَرْنَ tudharna	يُدْهَرْنَ yudharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدْهَرَ ʔudhara	تُدْهَرَ tudhara	يُدْهَرَ yudhara	تُدْهَرَا tudharā	يُدْهَرَا yudharā	نُدْهَرَ nudhara	تُدْهَرُوا tudharū	يُدْهَرُوا yudharū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُدْهَرَ ʔudhara	تُدْهَرِي tudharī	تُدْهَرَ tudhara	تُدْهَرَا tudharā	تُدْهَرَا tudharā	نُدْهَرَ nudhara	تُدْهَرْنَ tudharna	يُدْهَرْنَ yudharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدْهَرْ ʔudhar	تُدْهَرْ tudhar	يُدْهَرْ yudhar	تُدْهَرَا tudharā	يُدْهَرَا yudharā	نُدْهَرْ nudhar	تُدْهَرُوا tudharū	يُدْهَرُوا yudharū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُدْهَرْ ʔudhar	تُدْهَرِي tudharī	تُدْهَرْ tudhar	تُدْهَرَا tudharā	تُدْهَرَا tudharā	نُدْهَرْ nudhar	تُدْهَرْنَ tudharna	يُدْهَرْنَ yudharna

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /dahr/

Noun

دَهْر • (dahr) m (plural دُهُور (duhūr) or أَدْهُر (ʔadhur))

verbal noun of دَهَرَ (dahara) (form I)
the course of time, fate
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 45:24:
  وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡيَا وَمَا يُهۡلِكُنَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهۡرُ ۚ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ ۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ
  waqālū mā hiya ʔillā ḥayātunā d-dunyā namūtu wanaḥyā wamā yuhlikunā ʔillā d-dahru wamā lahum biḏālika min ʕilmin ʔin hum ʔillā yaẓunnūna
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 76:1:
  هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْئًا مَّذْكُورًا
  hal ʔatā ʕalā l-ʔinsāni ḥīnun mina ad-dahri lam yakun šayʔan maḏkūran
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- a. 815, Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī:
  عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُؤْذِينِي ابْنُ آدَمَ يَسُبُّ الدَّهْرَ وَأَنَا الدَّهْرُ بِيَدِي الْأَمْرُ أُقَلِّبُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَار
  Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty said: The son of Adam abuses me. He curses time and I am time, for in my hand are the night and day.”
- a. 1374, Ibn al-Khatib, Jadaka al-Ghaithu:
  إِذْ يَقُودُ ٱلدَّهْرُ أَشْتَاتَ ٱلْمُنَى
  تَنْقُلُ ٱلْخَطْوَ عَلَى مَا يُرْسَمُ
  ʔiḏ yaqūdu d-dahru ʔaštāta l-munā
  tanqulu l-ḵaṭwa ʕalā mā yursamu
  then the course or time would lead the pieces of wishes
  so that they go the way they are supposed to

Declension

Declension of noun دَهْر (dahr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهْر dahr	الدَّهْر ad-dahr	دَهْر dahr
Nominative	دَهْرٌ dahrun	الدَّهْرُ ad-dahru	دَهْرُ dahru
Accusative	دَهْرًا dahran	الدَّهْرَ ad-dahra	دَهْرَ dahra
Genitive	دَهْرٍ dahrin	الدَّهْرِ ad-dahri	دَهْرِ dahri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهْرَيْن dahrayn	الدَّهْرَيْن ad-dahrayn	دَهْرَيْ dahray
Nominative	دَهْرَانِ dahrāni	الدَّهْرَانِ ad-dahrāni	دَهْرَا dahrā
Accusative	دَهْرَيْنِ dahrayni	الدَّهْرَيْنِ ad-dahrayni	دَهْرَيْ dahray
Genitive	دَهْرَيْنِ dahrayni	الدَّهْرَيْنِ ad-dahrayni	دَهْرَيْ dahray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُهُور‎; أَدْهُر duhūr‎; ʔadhur	الدُّهُور‎; الْأَدْهُر ad-duhūr‎; al-ʔadhur	دُهُور‎; أَدْهُر duhūr‎; ʔadhur
Nominative	دُهُورٌ‎; أَدْهُرٌ duhūrun‎; ʔadhurun	الدُّهُورُ‎; الْأَدْهُرُ ad-duhūru‎; al-ʔadhuru	دُهُورُ‎; أَدْهُرُ duhūru‎; ʔadhuru
Accusative	دُهُورًا‎; أَدْهُرًا duhūran‎; ʔadhuran	الدُّهُورَ‎; الْأَدْهُرَ ad-duhūra‎; al-ʔadhura	دُهُورَ‎; أَدْهُرَ duhūra‎; ʔadhura
Genitive	دُهُورٍ‎; أَدْهُرٍ duhūrin‎; ʔadhurin	الدُّهُورِ‎; الْأَدْهُرِ ad-duhūri‎; al-ʔadhuri	دُهُورِ‎; أَدْهُرِ duhūri‎; ʔadhuri

Derived terms

دَهْرِيّ (dahriyy, “who does not believe in the hereafter, atheist”)
أَكَلَ عَلَيْهِ الدَّهْرُ وَشَرِبَ (ʔakala ʕalayhi d-dahru wašariba)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: dəhr
→ Persian: دهر (dahr)
- → Hindi: दहर (dahar)
- → Urdu: دہر
→ Ottoman Turkish: دهر (dehr)
→ Swahili: dahari
→ Uzbek: dahr

References

“دهر” in Almaany
Freytag, Georg (1833) “دهر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 63
Lane, Edward William (1863) “دهر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 923
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “دهر”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 408