ظهر

العربية

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ظهر^¹

/ðˤa.ha.ra/

verb ظَهَرَ · ẓahara · يَظْهَرُ · ظُهُور · ظَاهِر

to be outward, to be external, on the surface
to be visible, to become visible, to be manifest, to become manifest
to be perceptible, to become perceptible, to be obvious, to become obvious
to be clear, to become clear, to be evident, to become evident
to come to light, to appear, to emerge لِلنَّجَاحِ، يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَشُقَّ طَرِيقًا حَتَّى عِنْدَمَا تَظْهَرُ التَّحَدِّيَاتُ.
to seem
to come out, to be published
to arise, to result
transitive to climb, to mount, to ascend

ظهر^²

/ðˤah.ha.ra/

verb ظَهَّرَ · ẓahhara · يُظَهِّرُ · تَظْهِير · مُظَهِّر

to endorse

ظهر^³

/ðˤahr/

noun ظَهْر · ẓahr · ظُهُور · أَظْهُر · الظَّهْر

back, rear, reverse
deck, surface, top
back
cast iron

ظهر^⁴

/ðˤuhr/

Where it comes from

Cognate to Hebrew צהריים \ צָהֳרַיִם (tsohoráyim) and צוהר \ צֹהַר (tsóhar), and Aramaic טהרא (ṭahrā).

noun ظُهْر · ẓuhr · أَظْهَار · الظُّهْر

noon, midday
midday prayer
afternoon, p.m.

In English

noon midday
back the rear of body
show to display
seem to appear
appear to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible
deck floorlike covering on a ship
thrive to increase in bulk or stature
emerge to come into view
dhuhr noon prayer

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"ظهر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B8%D9%87%D8%B1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ظهر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B8%D9%87%D8%B1

Chicago

"ظهر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B8%D9%87%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ظهر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B8%D9%87%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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