methinks

9 occurrences across 4 Arabic/Persian roots

گ- و- ی

(g-w-y) — say; to say; as-if

“methinks” accounts for 4 of 38 occurrences of this root (11%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

say 16% methinks 11% maintain 11% i say 11% what explanation can they give 3% voicing 3% utter 3% though 3% speaketh 3% speak 3% saying 3% said 3% regardest 3% murmur against 3% maintain that 3% i declare 3% give 3% exclaim 3% did not ascribe 3% contend 3% called 3% been said 3% been called 3% address them saying 3%

Examples

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: گويا: Methinks kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: گويا: Methinks kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: گويا: Methinks kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: گويا: Methinks

گ- و- ي

(g-w-y) — say; to say; said

“methinks” accounts for 3 of 34 occurrences of this root (9%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

say 15% said 12% saith 9% methinks 9% i say 6% have said 6% words 3% told 3% thine 3% thee 3% the 3% that 3% tell 3% talk 3% repeat 3% protest 3% if 3% hath been and 3% contention 3% contend 3% confess 3%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: گويا: Methinks kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: گويا: Methinks epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: گويا: Methinks

گ- م- ن

(g-m-n) — thought; think; to supposition

“methinks” accounts for 1 of 7 occurrences of this root (14%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

think 29% think not 14% thine idle imaginings 14% methinks 14% hath imagined 14% believing 14%

Examples

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: گمان: methinks

ک- ء- ن

(k-ʾ-n) — as if

“methinks” accounts for 1 of 1 occurrences of this root (100%)

Forms seen

"کَاَنّی ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

Examples

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: "کَاَنّی: “Methinks

See Also

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

say (11) i say (6) maintain (4) said (4) saith (3) have said (2) think (2)