stronghold

22 occurrences across 4 Arabic/Persian roots

ح- ص- ن

(ḥ-ṣ-n) — fortress; fortified; married

“stronghold” accounts for 18 of 39 occurrences of this root (46%)

Forms seen

حصن ×8 حِصْنِ ×5 الحصن ×1 وَحِصْنِ ×1 وَحِصْنَ ×1 حِصْني ×1 حِصْنِي ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

stronghold 46% mighty stronghold 8% tower of strength 5% strong 5% sanctuary 5% fortress-town 5% so to seek refuge 3% secret sanctuary 3% refuge 3% married woman 3% married man 3% impregnable 3% fortress-town of 3% fortress 3% captivity of this world 3% abide 3%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: حصن: stronghold gleaningsGWB §183: الحصن: Stronghold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: حصن: stronghold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: حِصْنِ: the stronghold the-hidden-wordsHW §10: حِصْني: My stronghold will-and-testamentW&T §12: حصن: stronghold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: حصن: the stronghold gleaningsGWB §40: حصن: stronghold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: حصن: stronghold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: حِصْنِ: the stronghold the-hidden-wordsHW §11: حِصْنِي: My stronghold will-and-testamentW&T §17: حصن: stronghold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: حصن: the stronghold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: حِصْنِ: stronghold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: حِصْنِ: the stronghold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: وَحِصْنِ: and the Stronghold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: وَحِصْنَ: stronghold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: حِصْنِ: stronghold

ك- ه- ف

(k-h-f) — cave/stronghold

“stronghold” accounts for 2 of 2 occurrences of this root (100%)

Forms seen

وَكَهْفِيْ ×1 وَكَهْفَ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

stronghold 100%

Examples

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: وَكَهْفِيْ: my Stronghold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: وَكَهْفَ: the Stronghold

ق- ل- ع

(q-l-ʿ) — citadel; uprooting; fortress

“stronghold” accounts for 1 of 1 occurrences of this root (100%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

stronghold 100%

Examples

will-and-testamentW&T §7: قلعه: stronghold

ك- ن- ف

(k-n-f) — shelter; shelter/protection; regions

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

Forms seen

كَنَفِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

shelter 60% stronghold 20% sanctuary 20%

Examples

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: كَنَفِ: the stronghold

See Also

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

mighty stronghold (3) shelter (3) tower of strength (2) strong (2) sanctuary (2) fortress-town (2)