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fingers

8 occurrences across 4 Arabic/Persian roots

ص- ب- ع
(ṣ-b-ʿ) — finger; fingers; by finger

“fingers” accounts for 5 of 18 occurrences of this root (28%)

Forms seen

إِصْبَعُ ×2 إِصْبَعِ ×2 اَصَابِعَهُم ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

finger 89% pen 6% directing finger 6%

Examples

Fire §14: إِصْبَعُ: fingersKIQ §175: اَصَابِعَهُم: fingersP&M §726: إِصْبَعِ: fingersP&M §744: إِصْبَعُ: fingersP&M §805: إِصْبَعِ: fingers

ن- م- ل
(n-m-l) — ant; fingers; fingertip

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

Forms seen

أَنامِلِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

finger 43% ant 43% fingers of 14%

Examples

P&M §630: أَنامِلِ: fingers

ء- ن- م- ل
(ʾ-n-m-l) — finger; finger/fingertip; fingers

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

Forms seen

أَنَامِلُ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

finger 50% fingers’ end 25% beseeching finger 25%

Examples

GWB §57: أَنَامِلُ: fingers

ء- ن- ل
(ʾ-n-l) — fingers, fingertips

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

Forms seen

أنامل ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

finger 100%

Examples

GWB §580: أنامل: Fingers

See Also

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

finger (21) ant (3)