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envious

3 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

غ- ل- ل
(gh-l-l) — chained; malice; fetter

“envious” accounts for 2 of 27 occurrences of this root (7%)

Forms seen

مغلّین ×1 الغلّ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

malice 15% envy 15% chained 11% fettered 7% fetter 7% envious 7% chained up be 7% chained up 7% treacherous enemy 4% malevolent 4% is chained up 4% ill-will 4% hate 4% bond 4%

Examples

GWB §164: مغلّین: enviousGWB §67: الغلّ: envious

ح- س- ر
(ḥ-s-r) — regret; envy; regret, misery

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

Forms seen

حسرت ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

regret 18% pitiful 18% sorrow 9% misery 9% hopelessness 9% envy 9% envious 9% anguish 9% alas 9%

Examples

KIQ §64: حسرت: envious

See Also

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

malice (4) envy (4) chained (3) fettered (2) fetter (2) chained up be (2) chained up (2) regret (2) pitiful (2)