choose
10 occurrences across 5 Arabic/Persian roots
خ- ي- ر (kh-y-r) — good; better; choice
“choose” accounts for
6 of
153 occurrences of this root
(4%)
(kh-y-r) — good; better; choice
“choose” accounts for 6 of 153 occurrences of this root (4%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
good 22% better 7% unconstrained 4% chosen 4% choose 4% righteous 3% good thing 3% better is 3% best 3% unconditioned 3% chosen one 3% unrestrained 2% chose 2% virtue 1% choosest 1% best advantage 1% benevolent 1% wholly directed by thee 1% which will profit them 1% whatsoever he willeth 1% what ye prefer 1% what thou hast thyself chosen 1% what is good 1% what is best for them 1% what i have chosen 1% unsurpassed 1% universe 1% unconstrained power 1% unconstrained and sovereign 1% truth 1% thou wouldst choose 1% thorn 1% surely, be a manifest advantage 1% shall be better 1% retired and lived in 1% remain unconstrained 1% profitable 1% preferable 1% power 1% pious 1% only that which will profit them 1% just 1% is best 1% him who is the unconstrained 1% he who is the unconditioned 1% he who hath the authority 1% he hath drained to its dreg 1% have chosen 1% goodwill 1% goodness 1% goodly gift 1% goodly 1% godly 1% first choice 1% excel 1% dominion 1% didst single him out 1% didst choose 1% decided 1% chosen to follow 1% chosen among 1% choicest 1% blessing 1% bestowal 1% be their well-wisher 1% be the well-wisher 1% be preferred 1%
ج- م- ع (j-m-ʿ) — all; all, entire; group
“choose” accounts for
1 of
546 occurrences of this root
(0%)
(j-m-ʿ) — all; all, entire; group
“choose” accounts for 1 of 546 occurrences of this root (0%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
all 49% every 5% whole 2% men 1% number 1% whatsoever 1% other 1% one and all 1% these 1% people 1% many 1% gather 1% whole of 1% unity 1% together 1% thing 1% they all 1% the 1% some 1% one 1% manifold 1% great many 1% gathered 1% entire 1% each and every one 1% each 1% all-embracing 1% throughout 0% those 0% speech 0% reunited 0% no 0% multitude 0% mankind 0% gather together 0% concourse 0% body 0% assembly 0% assemble 0% ye will all 0% ye summon 0% ye have amassed 0% ye be gathered together 0% world 0% wise 0% will gather together 0% whole earth 0% who will gather together 0% which 0% whenever 0% whatever place 0% whatever 0% were to be leagued 0% way 0% verse 0% vast, an all-embracing assemblage 0% utmost 0% universal 0% unite 0% unanimously 0% troop 0% together with 0% thou hast laid up 0% they one and all 0% they may gather together 0% they have been leagued 0% they gather 0% they 0% their 0% that 0% than 0% such 0% so great an 0% single one 0% several other 0% several 0% rolled up 0% rise up and be arrayed 0% recognized 0% plural 0% pen 0% parts of the earth 0% one consent 0% number of people 0% number of men 0% none of 0% mosque 0% momentous 0% meeting 0% meet 0% meanest 0% may gather together 0% many a 0% man 0% leagued together 0% laying up 0% layeth up 0% lay up 0% large gathering 0% is therein 0% have united 0% have leagued themselves 0% have been gathered together 0% have been arrayed 0% have arrayed themselves 0% great number 0% generality 0% gathering together 0% gathering 0% gathered about 0% gather ye around 0% gather them, then, together 0% gather in 0% gather around thee 0% gather all men 0% fuse and unify 0% flock 0% existed 0% everyone 0% ever 0% entirety 0% entirely 0% entire human race 0% entire creation 0% energy 0% encompasseth all creation 0% each of these 0% diverse 0% divers peoples and kindred 0% divers people 0% dispensation 0% deliberation 0% crowded 0% creation 0% considerable number of people 0% considerable number 0% congregation 0% concourse on high would 0% comprehensive 0% compassed him round 0% compass me about 0% company 0% combination 0% collect 0% choose 0% certain 0% be matched with 0% be leagued—as 0% be leagued 0% band themselves against us 0% attest 0% attend it 0% assemble them 0% are 0% any object whatsoever 0% and 0% amassing 0% acquisition 0% accord with 0% a 0%
Examples
ء- خ- ذ (ʾ-kh-dh) — take; taking; seize
“choose” accounts for
1 of
235 occurrences of this root
(0%)
(ʾ-kh-dh) — take; taking; seize
“choose” accounts for 1 of 235 occurrences of this root (0%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
seized 3% seize 3% clung 2% arrested 2% take 1% seek 1% lay hold 1% laid hold 1% hold 1% cleave ye 1% usurp 1% treated 1% taken 1% received 1% receive 1% obtain 1% lay hold on them 1% i am so carried away 1% hold thou 1% establish 1% clung unto 1% cling 1% acquired 1% ye that have preferred to follow 0% worship 0% withdrawn 0% wished 0% will they take it 0% will lay violent hold on 0% will have been transmuted into 0% who were so vexed 0% who were so carried away 0% who have been so stirred up 0% were so enravished 0% were encompassed 0% were arrested 0% we have taken 0% through 0% thrilled 0% thou shouldst 0% thou hast, moreover, entered into 0% thou hast established 0% thou hast covenanted 0% thou hast clung to 0% thou didst make 0% thou didst establish 0% thou didst enter into 0% they were so seized 0% they were seized 0% they shall be seized 0% they may be filled 0% they have been seized 0% taking 0% taken hold on 0% taken firm hold on 0% take thou 0% take it 0% take hold 0% succor 0% stirred up 0% spirits would be 0% so that 0% so inflamed by 0% so completely inebriated 0% so bewildered 0% should chastise 0% shook 0% shall seize 0% shall assail you 0% seizing power 0% seize ye 0% seize thou 0% seize thee 0% seize on them 0% seize me 0% seize and keep it 0% seek enlightenment 0% safeguard 0% ruler 0% rescued 0% requite 0% regarded him 0% quickened 0% preferred to follow 0% portion 0% plunge into 0% plundered 0% pervaded 0% perisheth 0% partake of 0% partake 0% overwhelmed 0% overtaken 0% overtake 0% overcome 0% never 0% me 0% made captive 0% made 0% let not your hearts be 0% let him choose 0% lay violent hold 0% lay hold on 0% laid hold on them 0% it may take hold of 0% it may take her away 0% is the inebriating effect of 0% is eating into 0% inflamed 0% inebriated 0% i am seized 0% holding fast unto 0% holdeth fast 0% hold thou me 0% he will, most certainly, lay hold on them 0% he turneth them 0% he alone can seize 0% have ye clung unto 0% have taken 0% have partaken 0% have devised 0% have bewildered 0% have been taken away 0% have been so 0% have been held 0% have been covered 0% hath sought 0% hath passed away 0% hath he been seized 0% hath god laid hold 0% hath extinguished in them 0% hath enraptured me 0% hath come upon me 0% hath clouded 0% hath befallen 0% hath been carried away 0% hath assigned 0% hath afflicted 0% hath 0% hast had 0% hast covenanted with them 0% gripped 0% grasp ye 0% followed 0% follow 0% fill 0% fell 0% fallen 0% fail to safeguard 0% extinguished 0% erred 0% enveloped 0% envelop 0% encompassed 0% drunk with 0% drawing 0% draw forth 0% do thou lay hold 0% divorced 0% divest 0% didst not take 0% dedicate 0% come upon thee 0% cling, with 0% cleave ye to 0% cleave unto 0% choose therefrom 0% choose 0% chastiser 0% carried away have they been 0% carried away 0% can succor 0% called it back 0% bewildered 0% befalling 0% been succored 0% been so inebriated 0% been carried away 0% be established 0% attain 0% assumption 0% are bewildered 0% apprehended 0% appoint 0% amass 0% am sore afflicted 0% afflicted 0% affecteth 0% acquire 0%
Examples
د- ر- ء (d-r-ʾ) — come; enter/choose; to enter
“choose” accounts for
1 of
3 occurrences of this root
(33%)
(d-r-ʾ) — come; enter/choose; to enter
“choose” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
ن- خ- ب (n-kh-b) — election; election, selection; selection
“choose” accounts for
1 of
10 occurrences of this root
(10%)
(n-kh-b) — election; election, selection; selection
“choose” accounts for 1 of 10 occurrences of this root (10%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: