is worthy

4 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

ل- ي- ق

(l-y-q) — worthy; befit; befits

“is worthy” accounts for 3 of 28 occurrences of this root (11%)

Forms seen

لایق ×1 يَلِيقُ ×1 وَيَلِيْقُ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

worthy 18% is worthy 11% beseemeth 11% unseemly 7% what can truly befit 4% well beseem 4% unworthy 4% it beseemeth 4% great glory 4% fit 4% falleth short 4% entirely unworthy 4% bestow 4% best befit 4% beseemeth thy sovereignty 4% beseemed not 4% beseem 4% befitteth 4% befit 4%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §395: لایق: is worthy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: يَلِيقُ: is worthy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: وَيَلِيْقُ: is worthy

س- ز- و

(s-z-w) — worthy; worthy/fitting; worthy/deserving

“is worthy” accounts for 1 of 8 occurrences of this root (13%)

Forms seen

سزاوار ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

beseemeth 25% worthy 13% it behooveth you 13% is worthy 13% behooveth 13% befitted 13% becometh 13%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §72: سزاوار: is worthy

See Also

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

beseemeth (5) worthy (5) unseemly (2)