idle fancies

32 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots

ظ- ن- ن

(ẓ-n-n) — conjecture; think; suppositions

“idle fancies” accounts for 20 of 91 occurrences of this root (22%)

Forms seen

ظنون ×5 الظُّنُونِ ×4 بظنون ×3 الظّنون ×2 ظنونات ×2 الظّنونات ×1 ظُنُونُ ×1 الظُّنُوْنِ ×1 وَالظُّنُوناتِ، ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

idle fancies 22% fancy 13% imaginings 7% fancies 5% vain imaginings 4% imagined 4% idle fancy 4% imagine 3% thought 2% think ye 2% mere conceit 2% doubt 2% we deem 1% ways of their idle fancy 1% thou hast imagined 1% thou dost imagine 1% thinkest thou 1% thinkest 1% think 1% they fondly imagine 1% superstitions 1% soul-devouring doubts 1% mine own fancy 1% it as certain 1% is thy fancy 1% imagine about him 1% imaginations 1% idle imaginings 1% idle 1% have imputed 1% fancied 1% false imaginings 1% doubtful 1% deemed 1% believe ye 1% belief 1% bear in mind 1%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: ظنون: idle fancies gleaningsGWB §125: ظنون: idle fancies kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: بظنون: idle fancies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: ظنونات: idle fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: الظُّنُونِ: all idle fancies the-hidden-wordsHW §64: وَالظُّنُوناتِ،: idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: الظّنون: of your idle fancies gleaningsGWB §362: ظنونات: idle fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: الظُّنُونِ: idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: ظنون: idle fancies gleaningsGWB §413: بظنون: idle fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: ظُنُونُ: idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: الظّنون: idle fancies gleaningsGWB §590: الظّنونات: idle fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: الظُّنُونِ: idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: ظنون: idle fancies gleaningsGWB §626: بظنون: your idle fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: الظُّنُونِ: idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: ظنون: idle fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: الظُّنُوْنِ: idle fancies

و- ه- م

(w-h-m) — illusion; fancy; illusions

“idle fancies” accounts for 11 of 82 occurrences of this root (13%)

Forms seen

اوهام ×4 باوهام ×3 الاوهام ×2 الأوهام ×1 أَوْهامَهُمْ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

vain imaginings 21% idle fancies 13% vain imaginations 12% imaginings 5% idle fancy 5% fancies 5% imaginations 4% idle imaginings 4% superstitious 2% fancy 2% victims 1% vain imagination 1% vain hopes 1% vain fancies 1% vain and worthless people 1% vain and empty 1% vague fancies 1% suspicion 1% prompted by their vain imaginations 1% people of doubt 1% own idle fancies 1% nothing 1% not 1% imagine 1% idle imaginations 1% idle and faulty conception 1% fleeting fancy 1% doubt 1% delusion 1% deluded 1% corrupt imaginations 1% conceive 1%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: الاوهام: idle fancies gleaningsGWB §329: باوهام: idle fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: أَوْهامَهُمْ: their idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: اوهام: idle fancies gleaningsGWB §374: اوهام: their idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: باوهام: idle fancies gleaningsGWB §729: الأوهام: idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: باوهام: the idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: الاوهام: idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: اوهام: idle fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: اوهام: Idle fancies

ر- ي- ب

(r-y-b) — doubt; doubter; doubter/suspicious

“idle fancies” accounts for 1 of 22 occurrences of this root (5%)

Forms seen

الأَرْيابِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

doubt 23% doubteth 14% suspicious 9% doubtest 9% doubters 9% doubter 9% thereof 5% misgivings 5% idle fancies 5% evident doubt 5% doubted 5% addresseth 5%

Examples

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: الأَرْيابِ: idle fancies

See Also

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