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behooveth

21 occurrences across 7 Arabic/Persian roots

ن- ب- غ
(n-b-gh) — befit; befits; befitting

“behooveth” accounts for 12 of 49 occurrences of this root (24%)

ب- غ- ي
(b-gh-y) — befit; transgression; befit, be proper

“behooveth” accounts for 4 of 66 occurrences of this root (6%)

ب- ي- د
(b-y-d) — must; must, should; must, needs

“behooveth” accounts for 1 of 37 occurrences of this root (3%)

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س- ز- ا
(s-z-ʾ) — worthy; befitting, worthy; worthy, deserving

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

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س- ز- و
(s-z-w) — worthy; befitting; deserving

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

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ب- ا- ي
(b-ʾ-y) — must; should; must, ought

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

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ن- ب- غ- ي
(n-b-gh-y) — befit; befit, ought; befit/be proper

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

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See Also

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