incumbent

8 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

ل- ز- م

(l-z-m) — necessary; necessary, incumbent; necessary, required

“incumbent” accounts for 5 of 31 occurrences of this root (16%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

necessary 16% incumbent 16% it is necessary 6% it is incumbent upon thee 6% what mankind needeth 3% resteth 3% requisite 3% nothing short of 3% needs and want 3% needeth 3% needed 3% must needs be 3% must need 3% let 3% it would have been necessary 3% it is enjoined upon 3% is incumbent 3% incumbent upon 3% behooveth thee 3% are to be 3% absolutely essential 3%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: لازم: incumbent gleaningsGWB §174: لازم: incumbent kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: لازم: incumbent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: لازم: incumbent the-hidden-wordsHW §157: لازم: incumbent

و- ج- ب

(w-j-b) — obligatory; incumbent; is-obligatory

“incumbent” accounts for 3 of 6 occurrences of this root (50%)

Forms seen

واجب ×2 واجبست ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

incumbent 50% obligatory 17% obligation 17% absolute 17%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: واجب: incumbent gleaningsGWB §174: واجبست: incumbent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: واجب: incumbent

See Also

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

necessary (5) it is necessary (2) it is incumbent upon thee (2)