contend
4 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots
fa:گفتن (gftn) — say; to say; said
“contend” accounts for
2 of
157 occurrences of this root
(1%)
(gftn) — say; to say; said
“contend” accounts for 2 of 157 occurrences of this root (1%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
say 18% said 8% i say 5% maintain 4% saying 3% claim 3% spoken 2% voicing 1% they have said 1% stated 1% promise 1% make 1% maintained 1% have said 1% declare 1% contend 1% word 1% will protest saying 1% will not openly declare 1% what they observed 1% what explanation can they give 1% wert thou to say 1% were they to maintain 1% were it to say 1% were held to be 1% uttered 1% utter 1% uphold 1% tongue 1% told 1% thou sayest 1% they to say 1% they speak 1% they raised their voice saying 1% they protested saying 1% they confidently assert 1% tell 1% state 1% speaketh 1% should they assert 1% should it be supposed 1% repeat 1% regardest 1% protested saying 1% protest 1% o 1% murmur against 1% maintain that 1% lift up your voice 1% it revealeth 1% idle contention 1% i repeat 1% i declare 1% how can i confess 1% have spoken that which 1% have referred 1% have assailed 1% hath spoken 1% hath said 1% hath he said 1% hath been said of him 1% hath been said 1% hath been and 1% given 1% give 1% expounded 1% exclaimed saying 1% exclaimed 1% exclaim 1% didst thou not claim 1% did not ascribe 1% denounced 1% deemed 1% declareth 1% cry aloud 1% cried 1% continue to say 1% contention 1% called 1% been said 1% been called 1% be called 1% are acclaimed 1% affirmed 1% address them saying 1% actuated 1% accused 1%
ع- ر- ض (ʿ-r-ḍ) — turn away; turning away; objection
“contend” accounts for
1 of
328 occurrences of this root
(0%)
(ʿ-r-ḍ) — turn away; turning away; objection
“contend” accounts for 1 of 328 occurrences of this root (0%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
denial 5% turned away 5% cavil 3% turned aside 2% turn away 2% opposition 2% protest 2% froward 2% turned back 2% repudiation 2% have turned away 2% turneth away 1% turn aside 1% repudiated 1% rejected 1% have turned aside 1% turneth aside 1% repudiate 1% renounce 1% reject 1% opposed 1% objection 1% faithlessness 1% denunciation 1% caviled 1% world 1% withdrawn from 1% turning away 1% turned their back 1% repudiate his truth 1% protested 1% protest against him 1% oppose 1% have repudiated thy truth 1% faithless soul 1% exigency 1% contend not 1% challenge 1% caviling 1% caviled at me 1% against him 1% ye turn aside 0% would cavil 0% withdrawn 0% withdrawal 0% withdraw 0% who hath turned his back 0% who hath turned aside 0% who hast turned away 0% turning away from thee 0% turning aside from him 0% turneth you aside 0% turneth away from thee 0% turned back from him 0% turned away their eye 0% turned away from him 0% turn ye away 0% turn thou away 0% turn them away 0% turn their back 0% tumult of 0% too critical 0% they that have turned away from me 0% they that have turned aside from me 0% they that have turned aside 0% they that have repudiated us 0% they have turned aside 0% they have cast it behind their back 0% they caviled 0% they cavil at 0% them that turned aside from me 0% them that reject my truth 0% them that have turned away from him 0% them that have turned aside 0% thee turn away 0% supplication 0% supplicateth 0% strayed far from 0% standeth aloof 0% spoke these words unto muhammad 0% spake 0% shall turn away 0% seek enlightenment 0% said 0% right to question his authority 0% reviled 0% resist and oppose him 0% repudiation of its 0% repudiated thy truth 0% reporting 0% replied 0% renouncing 0% remarked 0% rejection 0% rejected his message 0% rejected his authority 0% refusal 0% refrained 0% refrain from 0% rebelliousness 0% rebellious 0% rebellion 0% rebelled against him 0% protests against thee 0% protested against 0% protestation 0% pronouncing their censure 0% perverting 0% perversity 0% opposeth him 0% opposers of the faith 0% opposed me 0% opposed and caviled 0% opponent 0% objections to 0% objected 0% o thou who hast withdrawn thyself from 0% malevolent opposer 0% malevolence 0% made reply 0% limitation 0% let him turn away 0% let him turn aside from 0% let him turn aside 0% learned among thy servants caviled at his sign 0% infidel 0% i turned away from thee 0% i have chosen to turn away therefrom 0% however grievously they have turned back 0% how they have broken off 0% him that hath turned his back upon thee 0% him that hath turned aside 0% he who turns away 0% having renounced 0% have withdrawn from thee 0% have withdrawn 0% have turned their face away 0% have turned their back 0% have turned back from thee 0% have turned back 0% have turned away from thee 0% have turned aside from thee 0% have turned aside from me 0% have strayed 0% have rebelled against him 0% have objected 0% have gone astray 0% have disputed with thee 0% hath turned thereunto 0% hath turned away 0% hath turned aside 0% hath also turned away 0% hast turned away 0% hast thou turned away 0% had broken off from 0% given up 0% flee 0% fighting 0% fierce opposition 0% exposed 0% estrangement 0% earthly—their 0% earthly life 0% do not protest 0% disputest 0% disputed 0% disbeliever 0% disbelieved 0% disbelief 0% denounce 0% denied 0% denial of thee 0% defection 0% declared 0% creatures as have turned their backs to thee 0% contended with me 0% contended 0% contend 0% conferred 0% clamour 0% censure 0% cavil at him 0% cavil at 0% cast behind their back 0% broken off from 0% blindness 0% befell 0% be willing to forgo 0% be leagued against thee 0% attack 0% asked 0% arise and oppose thee 0% are turned back from thee 0% apostatized 0% anyone reject thine offer 0% any cavils they may raise 0% answered 0% affront 0% afflicted 0%
ح- ر- ب (ḥ-r-b) — fight; war; warfare
“contend” accounts for
1 of
21 occurrences of this root
(5%)
(ḥ-r-b) — fight; war; warfare
“contend” accounts for 1 of 21 occurrences of this root (5%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
war 19% conflict 10% risen up against thee 5% rise up and war against them 5% rise up against 5% refrain from contending 5% have risen up against 5% have assailed them 5% fought 5% contended with thee 5% contended with him 5% contended 5% contend not 5% contend 5% assail him 5% assail 5% against 5%
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Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: