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dross

6 occurrences across 4 Arabic/Persian roots

ك- د- ر
(k-d-r) — troubled; turbidity; became turbid/sullied

“dross” accounts for 2 of 14 occurrences of this root (14%)

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fa:زنگ
(zng) — rust

“dross” accounts for 2 of 3 occurrences of this root (67%)

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dross 67% rust 33%

غ- ش- ش
(gh-sh-sh) — cover/envelop; dross; fraud, impurity

“dross” accounts for 1 of 5 occurrences of this root (20%)

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tumult 20% impure 20% false 20% dross 20% are enwrapped 20%

ن- ح- س
(n-ḥ-s) — copper; brass/copper; copper (part 1 of نحاسی split)

“dross” accounts for 1 of 10 occurrences of this root (10%)

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See Also

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