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sighing

6 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots

ض- ج- ج
(ḍ-j-j) — clamor; clamor/noise; noise

“sighing” accounts for 4 of 28 occurrences of this root (14%)

Forms seen

ضَجِيجَ ×1 ضَجيْجَ ×1 ضَجِيجَهُمْ ×1 ضَجِيْجَ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

sighs 14% sighing 14% voice of the lamentation 11% groaning 11% wouldst pine away and mourn 4% wailing 4% wailed 4% voice of 4% voice 4% pined away and mourned 4% lamentations 4% lamentation 4% hath caused 4% groaneth 4% groan 4% cry and bitter 4% cried 4% clamor 4%

Examples

P&M §262: ضَجِيجَ: sighingP&M §340: ضَجيْجَ: sighingP&M §475: ضَجِيجَهُمْ: sighingP&M §792: ضَجِيْجَ: sighing

ز- ف- ر
(z-f-r) — sighs; sigh; sighing

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

Forms seen

بِزَفَراتِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

sighs 45% sigh 10% cries 10% unity 5% tears 5% sighs which my heedlessness have led me to utter 5% sighing 5% groans they utter 5% groans 5% flame 5%

Examples

P&M §671: بِزَفَراتِ: by the sighing

ن- ا- ل
(n-ʾ-l) — lamentation; lamentation/sighing; wailing

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

Forms seen

ناله ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

sighs 25% sighing 25% sighed 25% she bemoaned 25%

Examples

HW §126: ناله: sighing

See Also

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

sighs (13) voice of the lamentation (3) groaning (3) sigh (2) cries (2)