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desire

134 occurrences across 19 Arabic/Persian roots

ه- و- ي
(h-w-y) — desire; passion; air

“desire” accounts for 44 of 199 occurrences of this root (22%)

Examples

ESW §153: هوای: desiresGWB §153: هوی: desireKIQ §13: تَهوی: desireP&M §139: وَأَهْوائِهِمْ: desiresHW §103: هوی: DESIREW&T §42: هوای: desiresESW §191: هواء: desireGWB §341: بهوای: the desiresKIQ §163: هوای: desiresP&M §838: الهَوى: their desiresHW §149: هوی: desireESW §194: اهواءهم: desiresGWB §461: هواك: desiresKIQ §199: هوای: desiresHW §152: هوی: desireESW §54: هوای: desiresGWB §467: وهواه: his desiresKIQ §203: هوی: desireHW §156: هوی: DESIREESW §54: هوی: desiresGWB §564: هوی: desiresKIQ §231: هوی: desireHW §84: هوی: DESIREESW §8: الهوی: desireGWB §593: و‌الهوى: and desiresKIQ §237: هوای: desireHW §97: هوی: DESIREESW §85: هواک: desiresGWB §617: والهوى: desireKIQ §238: هوی: and desiresGWB §629: وَٱلْهَوَى: and desiresKIQ §269: هوی: desireKIQ §271: هوای: desiresKIQ §28: هوی: their desiresKIQ §281: هوای: desiresKIQ §282: هوای: desiresKIQ §42: هوی: desiresKIQ §56: هوی: desireKIQ §57: هوی: desireKIQ §61: هوای: desiresKIQ §79: هوای: desiresKIQ §79: تَهوَی: desireKIQ §84: هوای: the desiresKIQ §93: هوای: desires

ق- ص- د
(q-ṣ-d) — intended; purpose; desired

“desire” accounts for 41 of 266 occurrences of this root (15%)

Translation spectrum for this root

purpose 16% desire 15% meant 5% goal 4% is meant 3% aim 3% object 2% heart’s desire 2% meaning 2% goal of my desire 2% desired one 2% intended 2% seeking 1% ultimate purpose 1% them who haste to meet thee 1% other goal 1% meant the 1% intention 1% him who is the desire 1% direct thyself toward 1% any desire 1% wing his flight 0% whosoever hath sought thee 0% who is the desire of the world 0% which is meant 0% what is meant 0% what hath been intended 0% were ye to seek it 0% wayfarer 0% thou the desire 0% thou one desire 0% thou hadst no other purpose 0% they signify 0% them that have sought and attained 0% supreme goal 0% sought 0% sole purpose 0% sole desire 0% signify 0% signifieth 0% significance 0% seeketh 0% seek thee 0% seek 0% repaired 0% reference he doth make 0% realize the aim 0% purposed 0% purpose underlying 0% purpose thereof 0% purpose of 0% primarily intended 0% originating purpose 0% one object 0% objective 0% object and purpose 0% o thou who art the goal of my desire 0% o thou who art the desire 0% o thou who art my heart’s desire 0% o thou the desire 0% motive 0% mine aim 0% meant that 0% meaning intended 0% mean 0% man that seeketh us 0% maintain 0% is the wayfarer 0% is not meant 0% intention of the writer 0% imply 0% idle contention 0% house is meant 0% him who is the desire of all nation 0% highest and the last end 0% hearts’ desire 0% he who is the desire 0% he 0% have sought thee 0% have sought 0% have scorned 0% have purposed 0% have hastened towards thee 0% have directed their steps towards thee 0% hastened 0% hasten 0% haste to attain 0% haste forth unto 0% fundamental principle 0% entered 0% end 0% divine purpose 0% directeth his step 0% directed himself toward 0% direct thy steps toward 0% direct themselves toward 0% direct their steps toward 0% direct our steps toward 0% desire of their heart 0% desire of the world 0% desire of all men 0% design 0% course of the argument 0% constant aim 0% cherished 0% book 0% be meant 0% are meant 0% are intended 0% ardent desire 0% ambition 0% aimed 0% aim of 0%

Examples

ESW §144: مقصودی: DesireFire §2: مَقْصُوْدَ: DesireGWB §203: مقصود: DesireKIQ §15: مقصود: DesireP&M §136: وَمَقْصُودَ: the DesireESW §182: مقصود: DesireFire §21: مَقْصُودَ: DesireGWB §392: مقصود: DesireKIQ §205: مقصود: the DesireP&M §228: وَمَقْصُوْدَ: the DesireESW §205: مقصود: DesireGWB §440: مقصودی: desireP&M §247: مَقْصُودِ: desireESW §212: مقصود: the DesireGWB §641: مقصود: DesireP&M §266: وَمَقْصُودُ: and the DesireESW §29: مقصود: desireGWB §72: مقصود: DesireP&M §278: وَمَقْصُودَ: the DesireESW §5: مقصودی: my DesireP&M §367: وَمَقْصُودَ: DesireESW §72: مقصود: DesireP&M §441: وَمَقْصُودَ: and the DesireESW §73: مقصود: the DesireP&M §459: مَقْصُودُ: DesireESW §75: مقصود: DesireP&M §532: مَقْصُودَ: DesireESW §94: مقصود: the DesireP&M §543: وَمَقْصُودَ: the DesireP&M §614: وَمَقْصُودَ: DesireP&M §633: وَمَقْصُودَ: the DesireP&M §678: مَقْصُودِيْ،: my DesireP&M §704: مقصودا: DesireP&M §711: وَمَقْصُودِي: my DesireP&M §711: وَمَقْصُودَ: the DesireP&M §738: مَقْصُودَ: DesireP&M §743: وَمَقْصُودَ: DesireP&M §823: مَقْصُوْدَ: the DesireP&M §824: مَقْصُوْدُ: desireP&M §856: وَمَقْصُودِيْ: and my DesireP&M §857: مَقْصُودًا: desire

ش- ي- ء
(sh-y-ʾ) — thing; will; things

“desire” accounts for 6 of 550 occurrences of this root (1%)

Translation spectrum for this root

thing 22% will 11% created thing 11% thou willest 3% pleaseth thee 3% nothing 3% willeth 2% pleasure 2% pleaseth 2% thou pleasest 2% nothing whatsoever 2% creation 1% purpose 1% nothing whatever 1% he pleaseth 1% desire 1% whom he will 1% what pleaseth thee 1% anything 1% wisheth 1% whatsoever he willeth 1% none else 1% he will 1% willest 1% what thou willest 1% thou choosest 1% primal will 1% potency of thy will 1% please 1% he willeth 1% do thy pleasure 1% being 1% wish 0% willing 0% will of god 0% who wisheth 0% thine own will 0% pleasest 0% one else 0% nothingness 0% may please 0% if it be his will 0% everything 0% entire creation 0% else 0% each and every thing 0% desireth 0% any 0% all 0% ye please 0% worldly desire 0% world-pervading will 0% wishes and desire 0% wilt desire 0% willeth not 0% will of the most resolute of men 0% whomsoever he willeth 0% whom he willeth 0% whole creation 0% who will 0% who 0% which is vain and trivial 0% which 0% whatsoever he desireth 0% whatever 0% we wish 0% we will 0% we fain would hope 0% was pleased to guide 0% was pleased 0% universe 0% thou wishest 0% thou hast willed 0% thou hast desired 0% thou dost 0% thou didst desire 0% things—i 0% things were created 0% they are the same 0% that, god willing 0% that 0% substance 0% stern business 0% sovereign will 0% same 0% right 0% recompense 0% power of thy might 0% potency of his might 0% possession 0% pleased 0% please them 0% partner 0% particles of matter 0% own will 0% ordained 0% one, unworthy though he be 0% one 0% none to describe thee 0% naught else but him 0% may please to bestow 0% matter 0% loss 0% it pleaseth thee 0% it pleaseth 0% it may please thee 0% is his wish 0% is 0% i 0% him 0% have willed 0% hath pleased 0% hath been pleased to 0% god grant that 0% god grant 0% ever 0% equal thee 0% energies of thy will 0% elected to forbid 0% each and every created thing 0% doing 0% do what pleaseth thee 0% divine will 0% description of thee 0% circumstance 0% certain event 0% aught 0% anything whatsoever 0% anything whatever 0% anyone 0% any will 0% any share whatever 0% any of thy creature 0% among all created thing 0% according to thy will 0% about him 0%

ء- م- ل
(ʾ-m-l) — hope; hoping; contemplation

“desire” accounts for 6 of 57 occurrences of this root (11%)

ن- ف- س
(n-f-s) — self; soul; souls

“desire” accounts for 5 of 1044 occurrences of this root (0%)

Translation spectrum for this root

soul 11% self 6% thyself 4% thee 4% myself 3% own self 3% himself 3% yourselves 2% thine own self 2% one 2% men 2% themselves 2% own 2% man 1% anyone 1% him 1% me 1% life 1% heart 1% they 1% them 1% thy 1% he 1% evil 1% spirit 1% selfish 1% being 1% you 1% whosoever 1% whoso 1% breath 1% whoever 1% their 1% souls of men 1% any man 1% thine own being 0% person 0% passion 0% nature 0% itself 0% godhead 0% evil passion 0% desire 0% within themselves 0% thou 0% those 0% selfish desire 0% people 0% other 0% mine own self 0% his 0% he who 0% he that 0% essence 0% corrupt inclination 0% any soul 0% your 0% who 0% thine 0% neighbor 0% my 0% him who 0% herself 0% god 0% august self 0% any one 0% within them 0% vain 0% thou thyself 0% thine own 0% thine inmost heart 0% thine heart 0% they that 0% them who 0% same as 0% sake 0% purpose 0% proper self 0% own sake 0% own nature 0% ourselves 0% one soul 0% one of you 0% name 0% manifestation 0% judgment 0% it 0% inclination 0% i 0% godhood 0% follower 0% fancy 0% fallen 0% faculty 0% divine essence 0% corrupt 0% any 0% according to its own standard 0% ye have devised 0% ye 0% would that my life 0% worldly vanity 0% within thyself 0% within their breast 0% within me 0% within himself 0% whole life 0% which the hand 0% which every man may consciously exert 0% what mind 0% what 0% waywardness 0% way 0% virtue of 0% very nature 0% very heart 0% very breath 0% very 0% veil 0% vaunt yourselves 0% us 0% unseemly 0% two 0% truth 0% true believer 0% true 0% timorous 0% thine own soul 0% thine own sake 0% thine own exalted self 0% thine own desire 0% thine inmost spirit 0% they who 0% they uttered 0% they that are 0% thee belong 0% that 0% swear by thy self 0% supreme being 0% suffering 0% stead 0% station 0% state 0% souls such as these 0% souls of all men 0% souls of 0% soul of god 0% sordid 0% some person 0% some one 0% slumber 0% self and passion 0% secret of your heart 0% same 0% righteousness of god 0% resideth within 0% resident 0% reprobate 0% purposes of none other but his own self 0% praise 0% powerlessness 0% own wish 0% own selfish 0% own person 0% own making 0% own desire 0% own conception 0% own behoof 0% own accord 0% over thyself 0% over mine own self 0% over any soul 0% other than 0% one true god 0% one single soul 0% one person 0% one of my follower 0% one moment 0% one instant 0% one breath 0% on 0% none of whom 0% nay—and to this thou dost thyself bear witness 0% nay your very life 0% naught 0% nature or 0% myself wholly 0% mirror of 0% mine own soul prompteth 0% mine own hurt 0% mine own being 0% mine own 0% mine 0% minds of men 0% mind of man 0% might 0% mere act 0% men’s attention 0% measure of his own self 0% may my soul 0% loved one 0% least of men 0% is his own self 0% is exercised by 0% insincere 0% inestimable value 0% impostor 0% imagining 0% imaginations have devised 0% i testify 0% i swear by thyself 0% i swear 0% i never attempted 0% i myself 0% human tongue 0% human soul 0% human heart 0% homicide 0% him whose might 0% him that offered it 0% him that 0% heedlessness 0% hearts of men 0% he, himself 0% he, for whose sake 0% he who is 0% he it is whom 0% he is indeed 0% he himself 0% he hath 0% handful 0% hand 0% godhead was manifested 0% glory 0% glorify thine essence 0% gift of 0% flesh 0% fleeting breath 0% five 0% few 0% favor 0% faithful 0% faint-hearted 0% face 0% exalted self 0% evil whispering 0% everyone 0% even as one soul 0% effulgent self 0% earthly desire 0% each person 0% each others’ concern 0% down-cast 0% doubt 0% deed 0% creature 0% covetous 0% corrupt desire 0% corrupt and selfish 0% concerning me 0% character 0% brief moment 0% breathe a single breath 0% breathe 0% breath i have breathed 0% body 0% be the same as 0% anyone amongst them 0% among the people 0% alone and unaided 0% alone 0% abandon me 0%

ح- ب- ب
(ḥ-b-b) — love; beloved; beloved ones

“desire” accounts for 5 of 744 occurrences of this root (1%)

Translation spectrum for this root

love 27% beloved 10% loved one 10% well-beloved 4% love for thee 3% best-beloved 3% love of thee 2% lover 2% friend 1% o my beloved 1% them that love thee 1% them that are dear to thee 1% loveth 1% love thee 1% love of 1% affection 1% them that love me 1% them that are dear 1% loved 1% love towards thee 1% love for him 1% desire 1% dear one 1% ye beloved 1% servant 1% loving-kindness 1% loving 1% exultation 1% will 0% them that love 0% sake 0% pleasing 0% lovest 0% i love 0% cherish 0% beloved one 0% who adore thee 0% them that love him 0% prized 0% one alone beloved 0% oh, how i long 0% o thou who art the beloved 0% loved ones of god 0% love i bear to thee 0% him 0% heart 0% follower 0% faithful 0% delight 0% cherishest 0% best beloved 0% wouldst not have ascribed 0% wish 0% willeth 0% who profess to be our friend 0% who loveth 0% who love thee 0% who are dear to thee 0% who are dear 0% what thou dost love 0% what devotion 0% well-beloved one 0% well pleasing 0% well is it 0% utmost kindliness 0% token of your love 0% token of thy love 0% tiny seed 0% thou willest 0% thou pleasest 0% thou lovest 0% thou didst wish 0% thou cherishest 0% thine own 0% thine heart be set 0% they who love thee 0% they who love me 0% they who are dear to thee 0% they were dear to me 0% they that are dear 0% them who love thee 0% their 0% tenderness 0% tender affection 0% steadfast friend 0% spirit of utmost kindliness and love 0% soul is wedded to 0% shall conform wholly unto 0% satisfy us 0% providence 0% pleasure 0% pleaseth thee 0% own affections upon thyself 0% one who loveth thee 0% one beloved 0% object of the adoration 0% object of my heart’s adoration 0% object of 0% o ye the beloved of 0% o ye beloved of 0% o well-beloved 0% o thou who art my well-beloved 0% o thou the best-beloved 0% o thou my well-beloved 0% o my well-beloved 0% o my best-beloved 0% o beloved of our heart 0% o beloved of my soul 0% more dearly cherished 0% may be abhorrent 0% lust 0% loving thee 0% loving me 0% loveth me 0% lovest most 0% love me 0% love him 0% love he beareth to thee 0% love for me 0% love for 0% loth 0% kindness 0% kindliness 0% it is our wish and desire 0% is to be loved 0% is the one beloved 0% is the good pleasure 0% is loath 0% is it thy wish 0% is highly acceptable in my sight 0% if thou lovest 0% i still cherish the desire 0% i may love thee 0% i delight in 0% i cherish 0% i 0% how great is my wish 0% honor 0% him, the one alone beloved 0% him who was thy friend (muḥammad 0% him who is the best-beloved 0% him who is dear to thee 0% highly meritorious 0% heart’s desire 0% have loved thee 0% hath loved thee 0% hard it is 0% great love for thee 0% grain 0% foolish loved one 0% fervid love 0% feel attached to 0% do thou love me 0% divine sweetness 0% displease 0% disdainfully reject his loved one 0% devotion 0% desirest 0% dearest wish 0% dear 0% clung to his love 0% cherisheth 0% cherished 0% beloved of my soul 0% beloved himself 0% because of their love 0% beauty’s sake 0% be loved 0% attachment to thee 0% armed with the power of thy love 0% are my lover 0% are dear to thee 0% are dear to me 0% are dear 0% approve 0% affectionate 0%

ر- ج- و
(r-j-w) — hope; hope, desire; hope/desire

“desire” accounts for 5 of 48 occurrences of this root (10%)

ش- و- ق
(sh-w-q) — longing; yearning; longing, yearning

“desire” accounts for 4 of 93 occurrences of this root (4%)

ط- ل- ب
(ṭ-l-b) — seeking; seek; seeker

“desire” accounts for 4 of 165 occurrences of this root (2%)

ش- ه- و
(sh-h-w) — desire; desired, coveted; desires

“desire” accounts for 3 of 9 occurrences of this root (33%)

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م- ن- ي
(m-n-y) — wish/desire; desire; wish

“desire” accounts for 2 of 12 occurrences of this root (17%)

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ش- ء- ن
(sh-ʾ-n) — manner; affair; affairs

“desire” accounts for 2 of 160 occurrences of this root (1%)

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خ- ل- ف
(kh-l-f) — different; behind; difference

“desire” accounts for 1 of 163 occurrences of this root (1%)

Forms seen

د- ن- و
(d-n-w) — world; world/this life; lowest

“desire” accounts for 1 of 107 occurrences of this root (1%)

Forms seen

ش- ا- ن
(sh-ʾ-n) — affair; manner; affairs

“desire” accounts for 1 of 31 occurrences of this root (3%)

خ- ي- ل
(kh-y-l) — imagination; thought; fancy

“desire” accounts for 1 of 19 occurrences of this root (5%)

Forms seen

ه- و- ا
(h-w-ʾ) — air; air, atmosphere; air, wind

“desire” accounts for 1 of 6 occurrences of this root (17%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

realm 33% heaven 33% desire 17% breeze 17%

ه- و- س
(h-w-s) — are (desires); passion; whim, lust

“desire” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

passion 50% desire 50%

ك- ث- ف
(k-th-f) — filth; filthy; thick

“desire” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)

Translation spectrum for this root

vile 33% foul 33% desire 33%

See Also

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