scoff
4 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots
س- خ- ر (s-kh-r) — subdue; mockery; to mock
“scoff” accounts for
3 of
25 occurrences of this root
(12%)
(s-kh-r) — subdue; mockery; to mock
“scoff” accounts for 3 of 25 occurrences of this root (12%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
subdue 24% scoff 12% subjected 8% derided 8% thou hast subjected 4% thou hast subdued 4% thou didst subdue 4% thou 4% subject to thy rule 4% subject 4% subdued 4% scorn 4% name, the conqueror 4% imposed laws 4% hast subdued 4% god 4%
ه- ز- ء (h-z-ʾ) — mockery; mockery, derision; to mock
“scoff” accounts for
1 of
11 occurrences of this root
(9%)
(h-z-ʾ) — mockery; mockery, derision; to mock
“scoff” accounts for 1 of 11 occurrences of this root (9%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
scorn 18% would scorn and scoff 9% scornfully 9% scoffed 9% scoff 9% of 9% mock him 9% how malevolently they hinted 9% derision 9% deride 9%
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Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: