foolish
23 occurrences across 6 Arabic/Persian roots
ج- ه- ل (j-h-l) — ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones
“foolish” accounts for
16 of
56 occurrences of this root
(29%)
(j-h-l) — ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones
“foolish” accounts for 16 of 56 occurrences of this root (29%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
foolish 29% ignorance 23% ignorant 13% folly 5% foolish ones 4% empty thyself 4% who, like 2% preceded him 2% own ignorance 2% mine ignorance 2% manifest ignorance 2% ignorant one 2% ignorant man 2% former times 2% foolishly 2% foolish leaders 2% foolish have multiplied 2% error 2% depths of ignorance 2%
Examples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: الجهل: foolishgleaningsGWB §195: الجاهلین: foolishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: جهّال: foolishthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: جهلای: FOOLISHwill-and-testamentW&T §32: جهول: foolishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: الجاهل: foolishgleaningsGWB §221: جهلائی: foolishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: جهّال: foolishwill-and-testamentW&T §36: جهلآء: foolishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: جهّال: foolishgleaningsGWB §503: جهّال: foolishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: جاهل: foolishwill-and-testamentW&T §36: اجهلهم: foolishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: الجاهلين: the foolishgleaningsGWB §543: الجاهلین: the foolishgleaningsGWB §719: جاهل: foolish
ر- ع- ع (r-ʿ-ʿ) — mob; rabble; riffraff/mob
“foolish” accounts for
3 of
12 occurrences of this root
(25%)
(r-ʿ-ʿ) — mob; rabble; riffraff/mob
“foolish” accounts for 3 of 12 occurrences of this root (25%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
foolish 25% wretched 8% worthless and foolish 8% small-minded, contemptible 8% people 8% erring souls 8% despicable souls 8% depraved 8% blind and ignoble 8% abject 8%
و- ف- ی (w-f-y) — faithfulness; complete; faithful
“foolish” accounts for
1 of
10 occurrences of this root
(10%)
(w-f-y) — faithfulness; complete; faithful
“foolish” accounts for 1 of 10 occurrences of this root (10%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
خ- ر- د (kh-r-d) — mustard; buy; wise ones, sages
“foolish” accounts for
1 of
6 occurrences of this root
(17%)
(kh-r-d) — mustard; buy; wise ones, sages
“foolish” accounts for 1 of 6 occurrences of this root (17%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
Examples
ه- م- ج (h-m-j) — rabble; rabble, ignorant; rabble/lowly
“foolish” accounts for
1 of
11 occurrences of this root
(9%)
(h-m-j) — rabble; rabble, ignorant; rabble/lowly
“foolish” accounts for 1 of 11 occurrences of this root (9%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
abject 18% worthless and foolish 9% vain 9% undiscerning 9% small-minded, contemptible 9% mean 9% foolish 9% contemptible 9% blind and ignoble 9% base-born 9%
Examples
ح- م- ق (ḥ-m-q) — fools
“foolish” accounts for
1 of
1 occurrences of this root
(100%)
(ḥ-m-q) — fools
“foolish” accounts for 1 of 1 occurrences of this root (100%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
foolish 100%
Examples
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: