must be

4 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots

ب- ي- د

(b-y-d) — must; must, should; awake

“must be” accounts for 2 of 24 occurrences of this root (8%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

must 21% wilderness 8% should 8% must needs 8% must be 8% incumbent upon 8% watchful 4% quickened 4% is incumbent 4% incumbent 4% hands 4% behooveth 4% be no more 4% awaken 4% awake 4%

Examples

will-and-testamentW&T §25: باید: must be will-and-testamentW&T §25: باید: must be

ب- ا- د

(b-ʾ-d) — wind; winds; must

“must be” accounts for 1 of 8 occurrences of this root (13%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

winds 13% should 13% must needs 13% must be 13% intoxicated 13% breeze 13% blasts 13% be 13%

Examples

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: بايد: must be

ب- ا- ی- د

(b-ʾ-y-d) — must

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

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Translation spectrum for this root

Examples

will-and-testamentW&T §23: باید: must be

See Also

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

must (5) wilderness (2) should (2) must needs (2) incumbent upon (2)