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dismay

8 occurrences across 7 Arabic/Persian roots

خ- و- ف
(kh-w-f) — fear; fearful; to fear

“dismay” accounts for 2 of 43 occurrences of this root (5%)

ض- ر- ب
(ḍ-r-b) — disturbed; be disturbed; agitation

“dismay” accounts for 1 of 53 occurrences of this root (2%)

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ر- ع- ب
(r-ʿ-b) — fear, terror; terrified/dismayed

“dismay” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)

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fear 50% dismay 50%

ز- ل- ز
(z-l-z) — earthquake; shaken; trembling

“dismay” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)

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Translation spectrum for this root

trembling 50% dismay 50%

ج- ز- ع
(j-z-ʿ) — be-impatient; dismay; to be impatient/distressed

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

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ب- ی- م
(b-y-m) — sickness; diseases; sick

“dismay” accounts for 1 of 4 occurrences of this root (25%)

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Translation spectrum for this root

sufferer 25% sickness 25% dismay 25% ailments 25%

ت- ز- ه
(t-z-h) — fresh; fresh/new; fresh, new

“dismay” accounts for 1 of 4 occurrences of this root (25%)

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See Also

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