sheer
3 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots
ص- ر- ف (ṣ-r-f) — pure; disposal; assayer
“sheer” accounts for
2 of
61 occurrences of this root
(3%)
(ṣ-r-f) — pure; disposal; assayer
“sheer” accounts for 2 of 61 occurrences of this root (3%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
utter 13% pure 7% assayer 7% absolute 5% utterly 3% treatment 3% sheer 3% lay hands on 3% influence 3% essence 3% will lay hand 2% vary 2% under the sway 2% transcendent power 2% surely 2% supreme 2% spent in 2% spent 2% spend 2% seize and possess 2% potency 2% outlay 2% out of the essence 2% out of 2% nothing short of 2% naught but 2% meddling 2% lay hand 2% infringe 2% expenditure 2% establishing his ascendency over 2% dedicate 2% center 2% bend 2% be expended for 2% attention 2% appropriate to our own use 2% alter 2% all-pervasive 2% acquire 2%
م- ح- ض (m-ḥ-ḍ) — pure; mere; pure, merely
“sheer” accounts for
1 of
15 occurrences of this root
(7%)
(m-ḥ-ḍ) — pure; mere; pure, merely
“sheer” accounts for 1 of 15 occurrences of this root (7%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
utter 33% very essence of 13% wholly 7% token of 7% token 7% sole purpose of 7% sign of 7% sheer 7% open 7% grievous 7%
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See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: