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to quake

3 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

ر- ع- د
(r-ʿ-d) — tremble; thunder; tremor/shaking

“to quake” accounts for 2 of 7 occurrences of this root (29%)

Forms seen

یرتعد ×1 ارتعدت ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

quake 43% trembleth 14% thunder 14% thirst 14% hath caused 14%

Examples

GWB §228: یرتعد: to quakeGWB §267: ارتعدت: to quake

ز- ع- ز- ع
(z-ʿ-z-ʿ) — shake; shake/tremble; shaken

“to quake” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)

Forms seen

تزعزع ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

trembled 33% shake 33% quake 33%

Examples

GWB §395: تزعزع: to quake

See Also

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

quake (3)