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misgivings

2 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

ر- ي- ب
(r-y-b) — doubt; doubter; doubter/suspicious

“misgivings” accounts for 1 of 22 occurrences of this root (5%)

Forms seen

ریب ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

doubt 23% doubteth 14% suspicious 9% doubtest 9% doubters 9% doubter 9% thereof 5% misgivings 5% idle fancies 5% evident doubt 5% doubted 5% addresseth 5%

Examples

GWB §555: ریب: and misgivings

ش- ک- ک
(sh-k-k) — doubt; doubting

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

Forms seen

شکّ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

doubt 43% misgivings 14% hesitation 14% dispute 14% decreed 14%

Examples

KIQ §80: شکّ: misgivings

See Also

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

doubt (8) doubteth (3) suspicious (2) doubtest (2) doubters (2) doubter (2)