captive
13 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots
ء- س- ر (ʾ-s-r) — captive; captives; captive/prisoner
“captive” accounts for
12 of
22 occurrences of this root
(55%)
(ʾ-s-r) — captive; captives; captive/prisoner
“captive” accounts for 12 of 22 occurrences of this root (55%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
captive 55% were ensnared 5% we were exiled 5% lie prisoned 5% lie imprisoned 5% held captive 5% extreme of 5% exile 5% enslave 5% captivity 5% bondage 5%
Examples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: اسرای: captivesgleaningsGWB §169: اسیری: the captivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: اسير: captivesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: أُسارَى: captiveswill-and-testamentW&T §3: اسیر: captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: أُسارى: captivesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: أُسارَى: captivesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: أَسِيرًا: as captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: أُسَارَى: captivesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: الأُسَرآءَ: captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: أَسِيرًا: a captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: أَسِيرًا: a captive
fa:بستن (bstn) — bind; bound; to bind
“captive” accounts for
1 of
15 occurrences of this root
(7%)
(bstn) — bind; bound; to bind
“captive” accounts for 1 of 15 occurrences of this root (7%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
girded up 20% must cling unto 13% fettered 13% solely dependent upon 7% schemed 7% must, therefore, depend upon 7% gird up 7% fetter 7% don 7% cleave 7% captive 7%
Examples
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: