the clouds

29 occurrences across 4 Arabic/Persian roots

س- ح- ب

(s-ḥ-b) — cloud; clouds; cloud, clouds

“the clouds” accounts for 23 of 59 occurrences of this root (39%)

Forms seen

سَحَابِ ×5 سَحابِ ×5 سحاب ×3 وَسَحابِ ×3 السَّحَابُ ×3 السّحاب ×2 السَّحَابِ ×1 سَحابُ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

cloud 85% shower 5% outpouring 3% which the cloud 2% veil 2% showering 2% clouded 2%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: السّحاب: the clouds fire-tabletFire §34: سَحَابِ: the clouds gleaningsGWB §309: سحاب: the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: سَحابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: سَحابِ: the clouds the-hidden-wordsHW §150: سحاب: the clouds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: السّحاب: the clouds gleaningsGWB §681: سحاب: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: وَسَحابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: سَحَابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: وَسَحابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: سَحابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: سَحَابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: السَّحَابُ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: سَحابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: سَحابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: السَّحَابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: السَّحَابُ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: سَحَابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §516: سَحَابِ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: السَّحَابُ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: سَحابُ: the clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: وَسَحابِ: the clouds

ظ- ل- ل

(ẓ-l-l) — shade; shadow; shadow/shade

“the clouds” accounts for 3 of 94 occurrences of this root (3%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

shadow 46% cloud 7% beneath the shadow 6% shade 4% overshadowed 4% under the shadow 2% shelter of 2% shelter 2% hath entered 2% ephemeral 2% through 1% them 1% sheltering shadow 1% shelter of his shadow 1% shelter me 1% shadows of the cloud 1% shadow of 1% seeketh the shelter 1% overshadow 1% have entered 1% faith 1% face of 1% even as a shadow 1% enter beneath 1% dependent 1% beneath your shadow 1% beneath thy shadow 1% beneath the shadow of 1% beneath the shade 1% beneath 1%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ظلل: the clouds gleaningsGWB §506: ظلل: the clouds gleaningsGWB §537: ظلل: the clouds

غ- م- م

(gh-m-m) — clouds; cloud; cloud, clouds

“the clouds” accounts for 2 of 32 occurrences of this root (6%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

cloud 69% shower 6% vexation 3% sorrow 3% realm 3% mist 3% heaven 3% disconsolate 3% anguish 3% agony of my soul 3%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §309: غمام: the clouds gleaningsGWB §34: غمام: the clouds

م- ط- ر

(m-ṭ-r) — rain; rains; to rain

“the clouds” accounts for 1 of 31 occurrences of this root (3%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

shower 26% rain 16% rain down 13% showers of 6% overflowing rain 6% outpouring 6% send down 3% rain-giving 3% rain and flood 3% overflowing shower 3% made to rain 3% have rained down their rain 3% have rained 3% cloud 3%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §656: امطار: the clouds

See Also

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

cloud (79) shower (13) outpouring (4) shadow (43) beneath the shadow (6) rain (5) shade (4) overshadowed (4) rain down (4) under the shadow (2) shelter of (2) shelter (2) hath entered (2) ephemeral (2) showers of (2) overflowing rain (2)