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behooveth

18 occurrences across 8 Arabic/Persian roots

ن- ب- غ
(n-b-gh) — befit; befits; is fitting

“behooveth” accounts for 8 of 35 occurrences of this root (23%)

ب- غ- ي
(b-gh-y) — befit; transgression; befit, be proper

“behooveth” accounts for 4 of 50 occurrences of this root (8%)

ب- ي- د
(b-y-d) — must; must, should; awake

“behooveth” accounts for 1 of 24 occurrences of this root (4%)

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س- ز- ا
(s-z-ʾ) — worthy; worthy, fitting; befitting, worthy

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

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س- ز- و
(s-z-w) — worthy; worthy/fitting; worthy/deserving

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

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ب- ا- ی
(b-ʾ-y) — must; with; must, should

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

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ن- б- غ
(n-б-gh) — behoove; it is necessary, proper

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

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ن- b- غ- ي
(n-b-gh-y) — befit

“behooveth” accounts for 1 of 1 occurrences of this root (100%)

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behooveth 100%

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