shafts

6 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots

س- ه- م

(s-h-m) — arrows; arrow; arrow/dart

“shafts” accounts for 4 of 22 occurrences of this root (18%)

Forms seen

سهام ×2 سَهْمٌ ×1 السّهام ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

darts 55% shafts 18% arrows 18% dart 9%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: سهام: the shafts fire-tabletFire §46: سَهْمٌ: the shafts gleaningsGWB §696: السّهام: the shafts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: سهام: shafts

ر- م- ح

(r-m-ḥ) — spears; spear, lance; spear

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

Forms seen

وَرِماحِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

spears 44% spear 11% shafts 11% menacing darts 11% darts 11% afflictive spears 11%

Examples

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: وَرِماحِ: from the shafts

ر- م- ي

(r-m-y) — throw; throwing; threw

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

Forms seen

رَمَيْتَ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

shafts 20% hurl down 20% devilish assaults 20% darts 20% afflicted 20%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §105: رَمَيْتَ: shafts

See Also

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

darts (12) arrows (4) spears (4) dart (2)