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waters

23 occurrences across 13 Arabic/Persian roots

ب- ح- ر
(b-ḥ-r) — sea; ocean; sea, ocean

“waters” accounts for 5 of 212 occurrences of this root (2%)

Forms seen

بحر ×3 البحر ×1 أَبْحُرِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

ocean 63% sea 15% seas 8% water 4% ocean of 1% great ocean 1% flood 1% twin surging seas 0% sea for 0% rushing water 0% outpouring 0% oceans of 0% ocean of true understanding 0% immensity 0% him who is the ocean 0% fluidity 0% deep 0% billowing ocean 0% billowing 0% billow 0% beneath the ocean 0%

Examples

GWB §563: بحر: watersKIQ §111: بحر: watersP&M §263: أَبْحُرِ: watersGWB §581: البحر: watersP&M §705: بحر: waters

م- و- ه
(m-w-h) — water; substance, source

“waters” accounts for 5 of 29 occurrences of this root (17%)

Forms seen

مياه ×1 میاه ×1 ماء ×1 مَاءُ ×1 المآءِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

water 86% waters of 3% river 3% leaven 3% dreg 3%

Examples

GWB §12: مياه: watersKIQ §148: ماء: watersP&M §269: مَاءُ: watersGWB §395: میاه: watersP&M §726: المآءِ: waters

ن- ه- ر
(n-h-r) — rivers; river; day

“waters” accounts for 2 of 18 occurrences of this root (11%)

Forms seen

انهار ×2

Translation spectrum for this root

stream 22% river 17% day 17% water 11% jordan 11% streaming river 6% daytime 6% day time 6% crystal stream 6%

Examples

KIQ §22: انهار: watersKIQ §31: انهار: waters

fa:آب
(áb) — water; father; most glorious

“waters” accounts for 2 of 19 occurrences of this root (11%)

Forms seen

آب ×2

Translation spectrum for this root

water 74% father 16% watered 5% all-glorious 5%

Examples

KIQ §160: آب: watersKIQ §65: آب: waters

ش- ر- ع
(sh-r-ʿ) — law; law, religious law; legislation

“waters” accounts for 1 of 73 occurrences of this root (1%)

Forms seen

شَرِيعَةِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

law 47% faith 10% river 7% path 4% revelation 3% legislative body 3% divine law 3% dispensation 3% we have, then, called into being 1% we have prescribed 1% water 1% truth 1% resplendent law 1% let him, then, repeat 1% lawgiver 1% imposed by their faith 1% have been promulgated 1% hath been set down 1% former dispensation 1% followers thereof 1% embrace the ancient faith 1% divine revelation 1% dispensations of thy providence 1% dictate 1%

Examples

P&M §249: شَرِيعَةِ: waters

ع- ي- ن
(ʿ-y-n) — eye; eyes; appointed

“waters” accounts for 1 of 176 occurrences of this root (1%)

Forms seen

عيون ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

eye 43% mine eye 7% spring 6% thine eye 4% thine own eye 2% well-spring 2% own eye 2% appoint 2% water 1% those 1% they shed 1% same 1% identical 1% distinct 1% appointed 1% when the eye 1% wellspring 1% watchful eye 1% unknown 1% thine 1% thee with thine own eye 1% thee 1% tear 1% self-same 1% same thing 1% providing for 1% personality 1% one and the same 1% nobility 1% mine own eye 1% mine 1% manifest 1% living water 1% itself 1% is but a reflection of 1% is appointed 1% inner eye 1% individuality 1% i shed 1% how mine eye 1% have made 1% hath been ordained 1% face 1% evident 1% element 1% divine insight 1% consist of 1% consigned 1% conceived 1% clearly 1% chosen 1% black-eyed 1% aynu’l-baqar (the spring 1% assist 1% assigned to us 1% assay 1% any eye except his own 1% acute discernment 1% absolute 1%

Examples

KIQ §17: عيون: waters

ز- ل- ل
(z-l-l) — pure water; pure-water; slip

“waters” accounts for 1 of 19 occurrences of this root (5%)

Forms seen

زلال ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

crystal water 16% pure water 11% have slipped 11% water 5% slip 5% pure milk 5% pure 5% may slip not 5% living 5% is sore shaken 5% dismayed 5% crystal 5% commotion 5% clear water 5% cause you to slip 5%

Examples

KIQ §281: زلال: waters

س- ل- س
(s-l-s) — chains; flowing water; fountain

“waters” accounts for 1 of 7 occurrences of this root (14%)

Forms seen

سلسبيل ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

water 14% stream 14% soft-flowing grace 14% pure 14% chalice 14% chained 14% chain 14%

Examples

GWB §680: سلسبيل: waters

م- ي- ه
(m-y-h) — water; cause, means; foundation

“waters” accounts for 1 of 10 occurrences of this root (10%)

Forms seen

بماء ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

water 70% germ 10% foundation 10% duty it was to receive and entertain official visitor 10%

Examples

ESW §4: بماء: waters

ل- ج- ج
(l-j-j) — depth; deep; depth, abyss, sea

“waters” accounts for 1 of 11 occurrences of this root (9%)

Forms seen

لجّه ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

ocean 27% water 9% seas 9% sacred depth 9% perverse 9% fathomless 9% depth 9% billowing ocean 9% beneath 9%

Examples

KIQ §162: لجّه: waters

ك- و- ث
(k-w-th) — abundance; abundance, celestial fountain; abundance/river in paradise

“waters” accounts for 1 of 10 occurrences of this root (10%)

Forms seen

كَوْثَرِ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

living water 40% water 30% life-giving effusion 10% kawthar of the knowledge of god 10% heavenly stream 10%

Examples

GWB §58: كَوْثَرِ: waters

س- ل- س- ب- ي- ل
(s-l-s-b-y-l) — pure-fountain; soft-flowing-stream

“waters” accounts for 1 of 1 occurrences of this root (100%)

Forms seen

سلسبیل ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

water 100%

Examples

GWB §291: سلسبیل: waters

م- و- ء
(m-w-ʾ) — water

“waters” accounts for 1 of 2 occurrences of this root (50%)

Forms seen

ماء ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

water 100%

Examples

KIQ §220: ماء: waters

See Also

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

water (64) ocean (137) river (8) eye (76) law (34) sea (31) seas (16) mine eye (12) spring (10) faith (7) thine eye (7) stream (4) thine own eye (4) living water (4) ocean of (3) great ocean (3) day (3) father (3) path (3) well-spring (3)