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perish

12 occurrences across 5 Arabic/Persian roots

ه- ل- ك
(h-l-k) — destruction; destroy; deadly

“perish” accounts for 4 of 32 occurrences of this root (13%)

ع- د- م
(ʿ-d-m) — non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent

“perish” accounts for 3 of 75 occurrences of this root (4%)

ف- ن- ي
(f-n-y) — annihilation; mortal; perishing

“perish” accounts for 3 of 110 occurrences of this root (3%)

م- و- ت
(m-w-t) — death; dead; die

“perish” accounts for 1 of 60 occurrences of this root (2%)

ض- ي- ع
(ḍ-y-ʿ) — destruction; waste; wasted

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

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