balance

8 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

و- ز- ن

(w-z-n) — weigh; balance/scale; balance

“balance” accounts for 6 of 21 occurrences of this root (29%)

Forms seen

الميزان ×2 ميزان ×2 میزان ×1 مِيزانَ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

standard 33% balance 29% weigh 14% weight 5% weighed 5% weigh not 5% must be weighed 5% density 5%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: الميزان: Balance gleaningsGWB §483: ميزان: Balance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: مِيزانَ: Balance gleaningsGWB §520: ميزان: Balance gleaningsGWB §612: میزان: Balance gleaningsGWB §75: الميزان: The Balance

ق- س- ط

(q-s-ṭ) — balance; balance/measure

“balance” accounts for 2 of 5 occurrences of this root (40%)

Forms seen

القسطاس ×1 لقسطاس ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

balance 40% unerring balance 20% just balance 20% infallible balance 20%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: القسطاس: Balance gleaningsGWB §398: لقسطاس: balance

See Also

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

standard (7) weigh (3)