perplexing
2 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots
ش- ب- ه (sh-b-h) — doubts; resemblance; likeness
“perplexing” accounts for
1 of
83 occurrences of this root
(1%)
(sh-b-h) — doubts; resemblance; likeness
“perplexing” accounts for 1 of 83 occurrences of this root (1%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
doubt 24% peer 10% comparison 7% like of which 6% as 5% likeness 4% like 4% equal 2% doubtfulness 2% vain imagining 1% unlike 1% uncertainty 1% such 1% similitude 1% shadow of a doubt 1% seeds of doubt 1% resemble 1% resemblance 1% perplexing 1% parallel 1% other 1% obscurity 1% none to compare unto him 1% night 1% misgiving 1% likened 1% led to doubt 1% incomparable 1% idle fancy 1% hath likened 1% fail to discern 1% equal them 1% doubts and fancy 1% doubted 1% distrust 1% distinguished 1% confounded 1% compare 1% can equal thee 1%
ص- ع- ب (ṣ-ʿ-b) — difficult; very difficult; difficult/hard
“perplexing” accounts for
1 of
8 occurrences of this root
(13%)
(ṣ-ʿ-b) — difficult; very difficult; difficult/hard
“perplexing” accounts for 1 of 8 occurrences of this root (13%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
sorely trying 13% perplexing 13% none can 13% more severe 13% highly perplexing 13% bewilderingly abstruse 13% are able to bear 13% abstruse 13%
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Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: