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despondency

3 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots

ح- ز- ن
(ḥ-z-n) — grieve; sorrow; grief

“despondency” accounts for 1 of 64 occurrences of this root (2%)

Forms seen

حزن ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

sorrow 20% sorrows 9% grieve 9% grief 9% saddened 8% sadness 5% would fail to sadden 2% tribulation 2% that 2% sorrowful 2% sadden 2% put to grief 2% plunge into sorrow 2% nothing 2% let not thine heart grieve 2% infinite sorrows 2% i sorrow 2% grieveth 2% grieved 2% grieve thou 2% grieve thine heart 2% griefs 2% either pain 2% dost thou grieve 2% despondency 2% be put to grief 2% at 2% anguish of my 2% anguish 2% afflictions 2% affliction 2%

Examples

KIQ §59: حزن: despondency

ک- د- ر
(k-d-r) — troubled; to trouble/sadden; obscured

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

Forms seen

کدر ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

resented 17% obscured 17% hypocrisy 17% despondency 17% causeth 17% angry 17%

Examples

W&T §57: کدر: despondency

ا- ف- س
(ʾ-f-s) — dejected; freeze/be-dejected; dejection

“despondency” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)

Forms seen

افسردنی ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

sink 33% downcast and dejected 33% despondency 33%

Examples

GWB §334: افسردنی: despondency

See Also

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

sorrow (13) sorrows (6) grieve (6) grief (6) saddened (5) sadness (3)