desire
134 occurrences across 19 Arabic/Persian roots
ه- و- ي (h-w-y) — desire; passion; air
“desire” accounts for
44 of
199 occurrences of this root
(22%)
“desire” accounts for 44 of 199 occurrences of this root (22%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
Examples
ق- ص- د (q-ṣ-d) — intended; purpose; desired
“desire” accounts for
41 of
266 occurrences of this root
(15%)
“desire” accounts for 41 of 266 occurrences of this root (15%)
Forms seen
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ش- ي- ء (sh-y-ʾ) — thing; will; things
“desire” accounts for
6 of
550 occurrences of this root
(1%)
“desire” accounts for 6 of 550 occurrences of this root (1%)
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Examples
ء- م- ل (ʾ-m-l) — hope; hoping; contemplation
“desire” accounts for
6 of
57 occurrences of this root
(11%)
“desire” accounts for 6 of 57 occurrences of this root (11%)
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Translation spectrum for this root
ن- ف- س (n-f-s) — self; soul; souls
“desire” accounts for
5 of
1044 occurrences of this root
(0%)
“desire” accounts for 5 of 1044 occurrences of this root (0%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
ح- ب- ب (ḥ-b-b) — love; beloved; beloved ones
“desire” accounts for
5 of
744 occurrences of this root
(1%)
“desire” accounts for 5 of 744 occurrences of this root (1%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
ر- ج- و (r-j-w) — hope; hope, desire; hope/desire
“desire” accounts for
5 of
48 occurrences of this root
(10%)
“desire” accounts for 5 of 48 occurrences of this root (10%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
ش- و- ق (sh-w-q) — longing; yearning; longing, yearning
“desire” accounts for
4 of
93 occurrences of this root
(4%)
“desire” accounts for 4 of 93 occurrences of this root (4%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
ط- ل- ب (ṭ-l-b) — seeking; seek; seeker
“desire” accounts for
4 of
165 occurrences of this root
(2%)
“desire” accounts for 4 of 165 occurrences of this root (2%)
Translation spectrum for this root
ش- ه- و (sh-h-w) — desire; desired, coveted; desires
“desire” accounts for
3 of
9 occurrences of this root
(33%)
“desire” accounts for 3 of 9 occurrences of this root (33%)
Translation spectrum for this root
م- ن- ي (m-n-y) — wish/desire; desire; wish
“desire” accounts for
2 of
12 occurrences of this root
(17%)
“desire” accounts for 2 of 12 occurrences of this root (17%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
ش- ء- ن (sh-ʾ-n) — manner; affair; affairs
“desire” accounts for
2 of
160 occurrences of this root
(1%)
“desire” accounts for 2 of 160 occurrences of this root (1%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
خ- ل- ف (kh-l-f) — different; behind; difference
“desire” accounts for
1 of
163 occurrences of this root
(1%)
“desire” accounts for 1 of 163 occurrences of this root (1%)
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Examples
د- ن- و (d-n-w) — world; world/this life; lowest
“desire” accounts for
1 of
107 occurrences of this root
(1%)
“desire” accounts for 1 of 107 occurrences of this root (1%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
ش- ا- ن (sh-ʾ-n) — affair; manner; affairs
“desire” accounts for
1 of
31 occurrences of this root
(3%)
“desire” accounts for 1 of 31 occurrences of this root (3%)
Forms seen
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Examples
خ- ي- ل (kh-y-l) — imagination; thought; fancy
“desire” accounts for
1 of
19 occurrences of this root
(5%)
“desire” accounts for 1 of 19 occurrences of this root (5%)
Forms seen
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Examples
ه- و- ا (h-w-ʾ) — air; air, atmosphere; air, wind
“desire” accounts for
1 of
6 occurrences of this root
(17%)
“desire” accounts for 1 of 6 occurrences of this root (17%)
Forms seen
ه- و- س (h-w-s) — are (desires); passion; whim, lust
“desire” accounts for
1 of
2 occurrences of this root
(50%)
“desire” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)
Forms seen
Examples
ك- ث- ف (k-th-f) — filth; filthy; thick
“desire” accounts for
1 of
3 occurrences of this root
(33%)
“desire” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)
Forms seen
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: