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abstruse

5 occurrences across 5 Arabic/Persian roots

ص- ع- ب
(ṣ-ʿ-b) — difficult; very difficult; difficult/hard

“abstruse” accounts for 1 of 8 occurrences of this root (13%)

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ش- ك- ل
(sh-k-l) — difficult; formation, constitution; difficult, problem

“abstruse” accounts for 1 of 11 occurrences of this root (9%)

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ع- ض- ل
(ʿ-ḍ-l) — difficult; difficult problem; difficulty

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

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mystery 67% abstruse 33%

ل- غ- ز
(l-gh-z) — abstruse; slip; slip, error

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

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waver 33% falter 33% abstruse 33%

غ- م- ض
(gh-m-ḍ) — overlooking; close; close eyes

“abstruse” accounts for 1 of 11 occurrences of this root (9%)

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