ظاهر

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See also: طاهر

Arabic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ðˤaː.hi.ru/

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ظ ه ر (ẓ-h-r)

Verb[edit]

ظَاهَرَ (ẓāhara) III, non-past يُظَاهِرُ‎ (yuẓāhiru)

  1. to help, to assist, to aid, to support
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Derived from the active participle of ظَهَرَ (ẓahara)

Adjective[edit]

ظَاهِر (ẓāhir)

  1. apparent, visible
  2. evident, obvious
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Noun[edit]

ظَاهِر (ẓāhirm

  1. face
  2. surface

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir, apparent, visible).

Adjective[edit]

ظاهر (zahir)

  1. obvious, clear, evident, apparent, manifest, visible
    Synonyms: آچق (açık), آشكار (aşikâr), بللی (belli), منجلی (münceli)
  2. external, exterior, relating to the outside parts or surface of something

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? zāhir
Dari reading? zāhir
Iranian reading? zâher
Tajik reading? zohir

Adjective[edit]

ظاهر (zâher)

  1. exterior, external, outer
    Synonyms: ببرونی (biruni), خارجی (xâreji)
    Antonyms: درونی (daruni), داخلی (dâxeli)
  2. apparent, clear, manifest
    Synonyms: هویدا (hoveydâ), واضح (vâzeh), معلوم (ma'lum), آشکار (âškâr), روشن (rowšan)
    Antonyms: مخفی (maxfi), پنهان (penhân)
  3. superficial, exoteric
    Antonym: باطن (bâten)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Noun[edit]

ظاهر (zâher) (plural ظواهر (zavâher))

  1. appearance, outward look
    Synonym: صورت (surat)
    Antonym: باطن (bâten)

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