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painful

6 occurrences across 6 Arabic/Persian roots

ع- ذ- ب
(ʿ-dh-b) — punishment; torment; tormented

“painful” accounts for 1 of 45 occurrences of this root (2%)

ا- ذ- ی
(ʾ-dh-y) — harm; harm/tribulation; harm, injury

“painful” accounts for 1 of 9 occurrences of this root (11%)

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د- و- ء
(d-w-ʾ) — disease; disease, malady

“painful” accounts for 1 of 4 occurrences of this root (25%)

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pain 25% leprosy 25% ills 25% affliction 25%

ع- ط- ل
(ʿ-ṭ-l) — idle; suspension; suspension/stopping

“painful” accounts for 1 of 5 occurrences of this root (20%)

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idle 40% tarry 20% pains 20% cessation 20%

ء- ذ- ی
(ʾ-dh-y) — harm; suffering

“painful” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)

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و- ج- ع
(w-j-ʿ) — aching; pain, ache

“painful” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)

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See Also

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