a thousand

6 occurrences across 4 Arabic/Persian roots

ا- ل- ف

(ʾ-l-f) — thousand; thousands; intimacy/unity

“a thousand” accounts for 3 of 19 occurrences of this root (16%)

Forms seen

الف ×2 الألف ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

thousand 37% unity 5% unite the hearts 5% unifier 5% thousand years 5% one thousand 5% knit together 5% furthering unity 5% fellowship 5% countless lives 5% concord 5% combined 5% a 5%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: الف: a thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: الف: a thousand will-and-testamentW&T §6: الألف: a thousand

ه- ز- ا- ر

(h-z-ʾ-r) — thousand; nightingale

“a thousand” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

thousand 67% myriad 33%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: هزار: a thousand

ص- د

(ṣ-d) — hundred

“a thousand” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

thousand 50% hundred 50%

Examples

will-and-testamentW&T §43: صد: A thousand

ء- ل- ف

(ʾ-l-f) — thousand; intimacy/friendliness; unites

“a thousand” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

thousand 33% myriad 33% friendliness 33%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §135: ألف: a thousand

See Also

Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: