minister

8 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

س- ف- ر

(s-f-r) — ambassador; embassy; ambassador, minister

“minister” accounts for 5 of 22 occurrences of this root (23%)

Forms seen

سفير ×4 سفيركم ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

minister 23% embassy 18% messengers 14% ministers 9% wayfarer 5% thou hast journeyed 5% separation 5% recommendations 5% officials 5% ministry 5% gospel 5% departure 5%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §448: سفير: Minister gleaningsGWB §449: سفير: a minister gleaningsGWB §461: سفير: Minister gleaningsGWB §466: سفير: Minister gleaningsGWB §467: سفيركم: Minister

و- ز- ر

(w-z-r) — minister; ministers

“minister” accounts for 3 of 10 occurrences of this root (30%)

Forms seen

وزير ×2 بوزير ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

ministers 50% minister 30% ministers of war 10% ministers of state 10%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: وزير: the Minister epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: وزير: Minister epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: بوزير: Minister

See Also

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

ministers (7) embassy (4) messengers (3)