صهر
ṣahara
To smelt in Arabic is صهر (ṣahara).
The term refers to the metallurgical process of fusing ore to produce metal, particularly iron, through heating and chemical reduction into a purified state.
Meaning: to fuse produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive or verbal noun used to express the act of smelting is ṣahr. For different tenses, use ṣaharu for the third-person masculine plural past tense (they smelted) and yaṣharu for the third-person masculine singular present tense (he/she/it smelts).
How do you pronounce it?
ṣahara
Did you know?
- In modern Arabic, the word صهر is also the standard term for 'son-in-law', referring to the way two families are 'fused' together through marriage.
- In a metaphorical sense, the verb صهر can be used to describe the melting of hearts or the intense emotional blending of people through a shared experience.
- While English uses 'melt' for both ice and metal, Arabic speakers use different words to distinguish between the simple phase change of water and the intense chemical process of صهر.
Examples in context
- يجب صهر الحديد في فرن كبير.yajibu ṣahru al-ḥadīdi fī furnin kabīr.The iron must be smelted in a large furnace.
- يستخدم المصنع طريقة صهر متطورة.yastaḥdimu al-maṣna‘u ṭarīqata ṣahrin mutaṭawwirah.The factory uses an advanced smelting method.
- بدأت عملية صهر المعادن الآن.bada'at ‘amaliyyatu ṣahri al-ma‘ādin al-āna.The metal smelting process has started now.
Example conversation
A worker and an engineer are discussing factory operations.
- نور Nourهل انتهى صهر المعدن يا يوسف؟hal intahā ṣahru al-ma‘din yā yūsuf?Is the metal smelting finished, Youssef?
- يوسف Youssefنعم، لقد صهرنا الحديد بنجاح.na‘am, laqad ṣaharnā al-ḥadīda bi-najāḥ.Yes, we have smelted the iron successfully.
- نور Nourهذا رائع، العمل يسير بسرعة.hādhā rā'i‘, al-‘amalu yasīru bi-sur‘ah.That is great, the work is moving quickly.
- يوسف Youssefنحن ننتظر فحص الجودة الآن.naḥnu nantaẓiru faḥṣa al-jawdah al-āna.We are waiting for the quality check now.
