ill
11 occurrences across 7 Arabic/Persian roots
م- ر- ض (m-r-ḍ) — disease; sick; diseases
“ill” accounts for
3 of
28 occurrences of this root
(11%)
(m-r-ḍ) — disease; sick; diseases
“ill” accounts for 3 of 28 occurrences of this root (11%)
Translation spectrum for this root
sickness 14% sick 11% ill 11% suffering 7% malady 7% disease 7% sick person 4% illness 4% human infirmity 4% grievous malady 4% grave disorders and malady 4% divers ailment 4% disorders and malady 4% diseased condition 4% diseased 4% am sore sick 4% ailing soul 4% ailing 4%
ب- ء- س (b-ʾ-s) — wretched; adversity; harm
“ill” accounts for
3 of
15 occurrences of this root
(20%)
(b-ʾ-s) — wretched; adversity; harm
“ill” accounts for 3 of 15 occurrences of this root (20%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
ill 20% trouble 13% wretched is that which 7% wretched is 7% wretched 7% violence 7% vile 7% trials and 7% misery 7% how vain 7% harm 7% adversity 7%
ع- ل- ل (ʿ-l-l) — cause; reason; sick
“ill” accounts for
1 of
56 occurrences of this root
(2%)
(ʿ-l-l) — cause; reason; sick
“ill” accounts for 1 of 56 occurrences of this root (2%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
cause 11% source 5% sick 5% reason 5% afflicted 5% sickness 4% motive 4% instrument 4% criterion 4% caused 4% cannot but ensure 4% what could have caused 2% resulted in 2% reason of 2% provoked 2% promoting 2% pretext 2% prerequisite 2% occasion 2% motive power 2% mainspring of 2% influence 2% inasmuch as through it 2% ill 2% having caused 2% goal 2% generating impulse 2% essential prerequisite 2% causing 2% causeth 2% cause of 2% aversion 2% are responsible for 2% animating force 2% am sick 2% acted in a manner that could 2% account of 2%
ض- ر- ر (ḍ-r-r) — harm; hardship; affliction
“ill” accounts for
1 of
69 occurrences of this root
(1%)
(ḍ-r-r) — harm; hardship; affliction
“ill” accounts for 1 of 69 occurrences of this root (1%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
harm 19% trouble 9% woe 4% tribulation 4% hurt 4% needy 3% blind 3% wrongs thou didst suffer 1% wise damage 1% will harm 1% which injureth them 1% tribulations we have suffered 1% suffering 1% stirrers of mischief 1% sorely hurt 1% pernicious 1% need 1% mischief 1% mine own affliction 1% may harm 1% manifold ill 1% malice 1% injury 1% injurious 1% injure him 1% ill 1% hurt me 1% harming 1% harm us 1% harm thee 1% hardship 1% doeth me no harm 1% distress 1% difficulty 1% destitution from which we suffer 1% crying need 1% cause injury 1% can harm 1% can ever hurt me 1% burden of our woe 1% affliction from which i suffer 1% affliction 1% adversity 1% accepted all the adversity 1%
Examples
س- و- ء (s-w-ʾ) — evil; evil deeds; evil_deeds
“ill” accounts for
1 of
31 occurrences of this root
(3%)
(s-w-ʾ) — evil; evil deeds; evil_deeds
“ill” accounts for 1 of 31 occurrences of this root (3%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
evil 23% misdeed 10% evil deed 10% sin 6% wretchedness 3% wretched 3% wickedness 3% unhurt 3% transgression 3% more evil 3% misfortune 3% iniquity 3% ill 3% how contemptible 3% evil thing 3% evil doing 3% else but me 3% condemnation 3% are saddened 3% against me 3%
Examples
د- و- ء (d-w-ʾ) — disease; disease, malady
“ill” accounts for
1 of
4 occurrences of this root
(25%)
(d-w-ʾ) — disease; disease, malady
“ill” accounts for 1 of 4 occurrences of this root (25%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
م- ح- ن (m-ḥ-n) — test; trial; test, trial
“ill” accounts for
1 of
31 occurrences of this root
(3%)
(m-ḥ-n) — test; trial; test, trial
“ill” accounts for 1 of 31 occurrences of this root (3%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
trial 26% test 23% proveth 6% try 3% trouble 3% tried 3% tribulation 3% toil 3% tested 3% test and prove 3% sore test 3% proved 3% ordeal 3% ill 3% hath tested 3% hath proved 3% bitter trial 3%
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: