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folly

9 occurrences across 6 Arabic/Persian roots

ج- ه- ل
(j-h-l) — ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones

“folly” accounts for 3 of 56 occurrences of this root (5%)

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ج- ن- ن
(j-n-n) — paradise; garden; madness

“folly” accounts for 2 of 73 occurrences of this root (3%)

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د- ن- ی
(d-n-y) — know; world; ignorance

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

Translation spectrum for this root

world 10% understanding 10% sordid life 10% least 10% know ye 10% know 10% folly 10% earthly 10% believed 10% all-wise 10%

ع- م- ي
(ʿ-m-y) — blind; blindness; cloud

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

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خ- ر- د
(kh-r-d) — mustard; buy; wise ones, sages

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

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ع- ی- ب
(ʿ-y-b) — faults; fault; fault, defect

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

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Translation spectrum for this root

faults 75% folly 25%

See Also

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