means
13 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots
س- ب- ب (s-b-b) — cause; cause, reason; means
“means” accounts for
11 of
142 occurrences of this root
(8%)
(s-b-b) — cause; cause, reason; means
“means” accounts for 11 of 142 occurrences of this root (8%)
Translation spectrum for this root
cause 16% means 8% caused 6% reason 2% instrument 2% various causes 1% source 1% revile 1% reason of 1% motive 1% leadeth 1% ensure 1% curse me 1% conducive to 1% conducive 1% causing 1% causes 1% you curse 1% would stir 1% will turn away 1% will exalt 1% will cause 1% why the 1% what is it that 1% wailing 1% visible order 1% to 1% through 1% things 1% they 1% the 1% supreme instrument 1% suffer 1% so 1% should be attributed 1% shame 1% shall cheer 1% result of 1% result in 1% responsible 1% promote 1% privily they would vilify 1% prime factor 1% primary purpose 1% primary instrument 1% prerequisites 1% perversity 1% nothing 1% mighty instrument 1% mightiest instrument 1% means of 1% may enable 1% material benefits 1% made 1% kindle 1% is of 1% is conducive to 1% is conducive 1% instruments 1% impart 1% hindrances 1% highest means 1% hath emboldened his creatures 1% hath been the cause 1% great instrument 1% external causes 1% execration 1% emblems 1% effective means 1% cursing 1% curses 1% cursed 1% curse 1% could have been 1% constitute 1% chief cause 1% causeth 1% casting 1% cannot but intensify 1% bring to naught 1% blaspheme against 1% blaspheme 1% been the cause 1% are conducive 1% and 1% agencies 1%
Examples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: سبب: a meansgleaningsGWB §41: سبب: meanskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: اسباب: the meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: سبب: meansthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: اسباب: meansepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: سبب: the meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: اسباب: meansepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: اسبابی: meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: سبب: a meansepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: سبب: meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: سبب: means
ر- ا- ه (r-ʾ-h) — way; way/path; ways
“means” accounts for
1 of
6 occurrences of this root
(17%)
(r-ʾ-h) — way; way/path; ways
“means” accounts for 1 of 6 occurrences of this root (17%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
Examples
ع- ل- ل (ʿ-l-l) — cause; reason; sick
“means” accounts for
1 of
36 occurrences of this root
(3%)
(ʿ-l-l) — cause; reason; sick
“means” accounts for 1 of 36 occurrences of this root (3%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
cause 11% of 8% source 6% motive 6% caused 6% afflicted 6% sickness 3% sick 3% reasons 3% reason 3% promoting 3% pretext 3% occasion 3% means 3% mainspring of 3% instrument 3% ills 3% haply 3% goal 3% fix 3% essential prerequisites 3% criterion 3% causing 3% causeth 3% causes 3% cannot but ensure 3% am sick 3%
Examples
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: