it is incumbent upon

5 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

ب- ي- د

(b-y-d) — must; must, should; must, needs

“it is incumbent upon” accounts for 3 of 37 occurrences of this root (8%)

Forms seen

بايد ×2 باید ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

should 16% must 16% must need 8% it is incumbent upon 8% incumbent upon 8% wilderness 5% must be 5% they should 3% needeth 3% must needs be 3% let him 3% it is their duty 3% it beseemeth 3% it behooveth 3% is incumbent 3% is 3% hand 3% behooveth 3% be no more 3%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: بايد: It is incumbent upon will-and-testamentW&T §43: باید: it is incumbent upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: بايد: It is incumbent upon

ب- ا- ي

(b-ʾ-y) — must; should; must, ought

“it is incumbent upon” accounts for 2 of 14 occurrences of this root (14%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

must 21% must need 14% it is incumbent upon 14% sow 7% should 7% nor 7% it is incumbent 7% it behoveth 7% behooveth 7% arise 7%

Examples

will-and-testamentW&T §13: باید: it is incumbent upon will-and-testamentW&T §17: باید: It is incumbent upon

See Also

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

must (9) must need (5) should (6) incumbent upon (3) wilderness (2) must be (2)