arms

6 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots

س- ل- ح

(s-l-ḥ) — weapon

“arms” accounts for 3 of 7 occurrences of this root (43%)

Forms seen

اسلحه ×1 سلاحشان ×1 السّلاح ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

weapons 43% arms 43% weapon 14%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: اسلحه: arms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: سلاحشان: arms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: السّلاح: arms

ذ- ر- ع

(dh-r-ʿ) — arm

“arms” accounts for 2 of 4 occurrences of this root (50%)

Forms seen

بذراعی ×1 بِذِراعَيْ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

arms 50% arm 50%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: بذراعی: the arms prayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: بِذِراعَيْ: arms

د- ف- ع

(d-f-ʿ) — repulsion; repelling; defense

“arms” accounts for 1 of 10 occurrences of this root (10%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

suppression 10% suddenly 10% striven against 10% repel 10% keep away 10% dispelled 10% defending 10% decimate 10% be given 10% arms 10%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: مدافع: arms

See Also

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

weapons (3) arm (2)