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when

17 occurrences across 12 Arabic/Persian roots

ح- ي- ن
(ḥ-y-n) — time; time/moment; then

“when” accounts for 3 of 76 occurrences of this root (4%)

Forms seen

حين ×2 حین ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

moment 20% times 11% time 11% hour 8% very moment 7% continually 5% when 4% day 4% while 3% now 3% unto 1% unceasingly 1% timely 1% thus far 1% thousand lives 1% then 1% soon 1% season 1% regarded as timely 1% one 1% occasions 1% now that 1% lives 1% late 1% increasingly 1% i render thanks unto thee 1% conditions 1% bodies 1% at 1% animating energies 1%

Examples

GWB §139: حین: whenGWB §154: حين: whenGWB §25: حين: that when

و- ق- ت
(w-q-t) — time; appointed time; times

“when” accounts for 3 of 41 occurrences of this root (7%)

Forms seen

وقتی ×3

Translation spectrum for this root

time 22% hour 12% when 7% set time 7% appointed hour 5% age 5% what hour 2% until such time 2% time foreordained 2% sometime 2% periods appointed 2% often 2% moment 2% limit to its duration 2% immediately 2% hours and moments 2% fixed time 2% days are 2% days 2% day-time 2% chance 2% appointed time 2% ages 2%

Examples

KIQ §121: وقتی: WhenKIQ §23: وقتی: whenKIQ §24: وقتی: when

ل- م- ا
(l-m-ʾ) — when; certainly-not; when, since

“when” accounts for 2 of 3 occurrences of this root (67%)

Forms seen

فلمّا ×1 لَمَّا ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

when 67% having testified 33%

Examples

ESW §157: فلمّا: WhenP&M §430: لَمَّا: When

چ- ن- ن
(ch-n-n) — likewise; as; just as

“when” accounts for 1 of 61 occurrences of this root (2%)

Forms seen

چنانچه ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

likewise 51% even as 10% as 5% thus 3% similarly 3% like manner 3% also 3% while 2% when 2% truth 2% thou 2% such 2% since 2% moreover 2% likewise, strive 2% is also 2% grievous chastisement 2% call 2% another 2% among 2%

Examples

KIQ §242: چنانچه: when

ح- ی- ن
(ḥ-y-n) — time; moment; time, moment

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

Forms seen

حين ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

moment 25% time 15% whenever 5% when 5% until now 5% swift as the twinkling 5% present day 5% now 5% moments 5% instantly 5% inhabitants would not observe 5% hearing 5% forthwith 5% fail 5%

Examples

KIQ §101: حين: when

ل- ق- و
(l-q-w) — before; toward; facing/before

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

Forms seen

تلقاء ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

when 25% humbly at 25% face 25% before 25%

Examples

ESW §13: تلقاء: when

ج- ر- د
(j-r-d) — abstraction; abstract; detached

“when” accounts for 1 of 27 occurrences of this root (4%)

Forms seen

بمجرّد ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

detachment 59% detached 11% when 4% unity 4% transcended 4% sooner 4% soon as 4% sanctity 4% is only 4% emblems of detachment 4%

Examples

GWB §44: بمجرّد: when

ص- ع- د
(ṣ-ʿ-d) — ascend; ascent; ascension

“when” accounts for 1 of 45 occurrences of this root (2%)

Forms seen

صعود ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

ascend 20% raise them up 7% soar 4% scale 4% ascent 4% ascension 4% when 2% to 2% they may ascend 2% suffer me to ascend 2% soar up 2% shed 2% setting 2% separation from the body 2% rise 2% resume its flight 2% reach up 2% reach forth 2% raised 2% passing 2% outsoar 2% get thee up 2% ever hope to ascend 2% death 2% day of ascension 2% cause 2% attaineth 2% attain 2% ascended 2% are raised 2% aid them to scale 2%

Examples

GWB §312: صعود: When

ع- م- ي
(ʿ-m-y) — blind; blindness; cloud

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

Forms seen

عمت ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

blind 20% supreme 10% mystic 10% blinded 10% when 5% realms above 5% kingdom 5% ignorance 5% hath kept back from 5% folly 5% dimmed 5% blindness of heart 5% blind is 5% bereft of vision 5%

Examples

GWB §67: عمت: when

ل- م- م
(l-m-m) — when; why; come

“when” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)

Forms seen

فَلَمّا ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

when 33% we found 33% sooner 33%

Examples

KIQ §159: فَلَمّا: when

د- خ- ن
(d-kh-n) — smoke

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

Forms seen

بِدُخانٍ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

smoke 40% when 20% symbolic term 20% overpowering 20%

Examples

KIQ §84: بِدُخانٍ: when

چ- و- ن
(ch-w-n) — since; when; as

“when” accounts for 1 of 9 occurrences of this root (11%)

Forms seen

چون ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

as 33% inasmuch as 22% when 11% such 11% soon as 11% even as 11%

Examples

KIQ §159: چون: “When

See Also

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

time (20) moment (20) hour (11) as (6) likewise (31) detachment (16) ascend (9) times (8) even as (6) very moment (5) continually (4) blind (4) day (3) set time (3) detached (3) raise them up (3) while (2) now (2) appointed hour (2) age (2)