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yea

17 occurrences across 5 Arabic/Persian roots

ب- ل- ي
(b-l-y) — yes; yea; afflicted

“yea” accounts for 7 of 13 occurrences of this root (54%)

Translation spectrum for this root

ب- ل- ی
(b-l-y) — yes; afflicted; yea

“yea” accounts for 6 of 9 occurrences of this root (67%)

Translation spectrum for this root

yea 67% nay 22% afflicted 11%

ن- ع- م
(n-ʿ-m) — blessing; bounty; favor

“yea” accounts for 2 of 65 occurrences of this root (3%)

ا- ي- ي
(ʾ-y-y) — sign; signs; verse

“yea” accounts for 1 of 60 occurrences of this root (2%)

Forms seen

ب- ل- ک
(b-l-k) — rather; but; rather/nay

“yea” accounts for 1 of 8 occurrences of this root (13%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

nay 63% yea 13% practised—nay 13% but 13%

See Also

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