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babes

2 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

ط- ف- ل
(ṭ-f-l) — child; children; childhood

“babes” accounts for 1 of 7 occurrences of this root (14%)

Forms seen

طفلی ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

child 57% pastime 14% childhood 14% babe 14%

Examples

KIQ §59: طفلی: Babe

ر- ض- ع
(r-ḍ-ʿ) — suckling; suckling/infant

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

Forms seen

رضيع ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

suckling babe 25% suckling 25% sucking child 25% babes and suckling 25%

Examples

GWB §452: رضيع: babes and sucklings

See Also

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

child (4)