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fear

56 occurrences across 11 Arabic/Persian roots

و- ق- ي
(w-q-y) — fear; piety; to fear

“fear” accounts for 23 of 74 occurrences of this root (31%)

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

“fear” accounts for 19 of 48 occurrences of this root (40%)

خ- ش- ي
(kh-sh-y) — fear; fear, awe; fear/dread

“fear” accounts for 3 of 11 occurrences of this root (27%)

Translation spectrum for this root

ت- ق- ي
(t-q-y) — fear; fear, piety; fear/piety

“fear” accounts for 3 of 6 occurrences of this root (50%)

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ه- ي- ب
(h-y-b) — awe; fear

“fear” accounts for 2 of 2 occurrences of this root (100%)

Translation spectrum for this root

fear 100%

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

“fear” accounts for 1 of 59 occurrences of this root (2%)

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

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

Translation spectrum for this root

fear 50% dismay 50%

ت- ر- س
(t-r-s) — fear

“fear” accounts for 1 of 1 occurrences of this root (100%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

fear 100%

ج- ز- ع
(j-z-ʿ) — be-impatient; despair; dismay

“fear” accounts for 1 of 21 occurrences of this root (5%)

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و- ح- ش
(w-ḥ-sh) — alarm; beast; consternation

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

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fa:ترسیدن
(trsídn) — fear; to frighten

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

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

i fear lest 33% fear 33% alarm 33%

See Also

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