poison

4 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

س- م- م

(s-m-m) — poison; eye/hole; poisons

“poison” accounts for 3 of 12 occurrences of this root (25%)

Forms seen

سمّ ×2 سميّ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

poison 25% bitterness 25% venom 8% poisonous 8% poisoning 8% poisoned 8% needle’s eye 8% deadly poison 8%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: سمّ: poison kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: سميّ: poison kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: سمّ: poison

ز- ه- ر

(z-h-r) — beware; blossom; poison

“poison” accounts for 1 of 10 occurrences of this root (10%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

beware, beware 20% venom 10% sparkling 10% poison 10% flowers 10% blossom as 10% blossom 10% beware 10% abundantly 10%

Examples

will-and-testamentW&T §24: زهر: poison

See Also

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

bitterness (3) beware, beware (2)