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contention

14 occurrences across 7 Arabic/Persian roots

ج- د- ل
(j-d-l) — dispute; contention; disputation

“contention” accounts for 3 of 27 occurrences of this root (11%)

Forms seen

ح- ر- ف
(ḥ-r-f) — letter; deviation; word

“contention” accounts for 3 of 104 occurrences of this root (3%)

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ن- ز- ع
(n-z-ʿ) — conflict; contention; strife

“contention” accounts for 3 of 14 occurrences of this root (21%)

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خ- ل- ف
(kh-l-f) — different; behind; difference

“contention” accounts for 2 of 130 occurrences of this root (2%)

گ- و- ي
(g-w-y) — say; to say; said

“contention” accounts for 1 of 34 occurrences of this root (3%)

Translation spectrum for this root

say 15% said 12% saith 9% methinks 9% i say 6% have said 6% words 3% told 3% thine 3% thee 3% the 3% that 3% tell 3% talk 3% repeat 3% protest 3% if 3% hath been and 3% contention 3% contend 3% confess 3%

ش- ق- ق
(sh-q-q) — split; hardship; discord

“contention” accounts for 1 of 26 occurrences of this root (4%)

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س- خ- ن
(s-kh-n) — word; speech; word/speech

“contention” accounts for 1 of 7 occurrences of this root (14%)

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See Also

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