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weeping

4 occurrences across 4 Arabic/Persian roots

ن- ح- ب
(n-ḥ-b) — wailing; sobbing/wailing

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

Forms seen

نحيب ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

weeping 100%

Examples

ESW §118: نحيب: weeping

ب- ک- ي
(b-k-y) — weeping; weep

“weeping” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)

Forms seen

یبکی ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

weeping 50% shed 50%

Examples

W&T §35: یبکی: weeping

ن- د- ب
(n-d-b) — mourning; lamentation; wailing

“weeping” accounts for 1 of 12 occurrences of this root (8%)

Forms seen

ندبه ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

lament 33% nudbih 17% lamentations 17% weeping 8% unsearchable 8% lamentation 8% bewail 8%

Examples

GWB §168: ندبه: weeping

گ- ر- ي
(g-r-y) — weep; wept; weeping

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

Forms seen

گریستنی ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

wept 20% weeping 20% weep 20% wailed 20% bewailing 20%

Examples

GWB §168: گریستنی: with such a weeping

See Also

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

lament (4) nudbih (2) lamentations (2)