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must needs be

2 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

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

“must needs be” accounts for 1 of 31 occurrences of this root (3%)

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

“must needs be” accounts for 1 of 37 occurrences of this root (3%)

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