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dart

5 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots

س- ه- م
(s-h-m) — arrows; arrow; arrow/dart

“dart” accounts for 2 of 22 occurrences of this root (9%)

Forms seen

السِّهامُ ×1 وَسَهْمُكَ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

darts 55% shafts 18% arrows 18% dart 9%

Examples

P&M §116: السِّهامُ: dartP&M §580: وَسَهْمُكَ: dart

ت- ی- ر
(t-y-r) — dark; arrow; darkness

“dart” accounts for 2 of 9 occurrences of this root (22%)

Forms seen

تير ×1 تیری ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

obscuring 22% dart 22% thick 11% darts 11% darkness 11% dark 11% becloud its luster 11%

Examples

KIQ §279: تير: dartW&T §5: تیری: dart

ت- ي- ر
(t-y-r) — dark; arrow

“dart” accounts for 1 of 6 occurrences of this root (17%)

Forms seen

تیر ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

obscured 17% gloom 17% dust 17% dart 17% darkness 17% dark 17%

Examples

W&T §3: تیر: dart

See Also

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

darts (12) shafts (4) arrows (4) obscuring (2)