weep

11 occurrences across 4 Arabic/Persian roots

ب- ك- ي

(b-k-y) — weep; wept; weeping

“weep” accounts for 5 of 24 occurrences of this root (21%)

Forms seen

بکت ×1 وَتَبْكِي ×1 وَبَكَتْ ×1 يَبْكِي ×1 بَكَتْ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

weep 21% weepeth sore 17% weeping 13% wept sore 8% wouldst weep 4% wept 4% weepeth 4% thou wouldst surely weep sore 4% shed tear 4% own anguish 4% have wept 4% have shed tear 4% didst weep 4% bitter wailing 4%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: بکت: weep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: وَتَبْكِي: weep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: وَبَكَتْ: to weep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: يَبْكِي: weep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: بَكَتْ: weep

fa:گریستن

(grístn) — weep; wept; to weep

“weep” accounts for 4 of 11 occurrences of this root (36%)

Forms seen

گريست ×3 گريستند ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

weep 36% wept 27% bewailing 18% wailed 9% bewailed 9%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: گريستند: weep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: گريست: weep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: گريست: weep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: گريست: weep

ن- و- ح

(n-w-ḥ) — lament; lamentation; lamented

“weep” accounts for 1 of 72 occurrences of this root (1%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

lament 14% groan 13% lamented 11% wailing 4% wail 4% mourn 4% groaneth 4% sigh 3% groaned 3% bewail 3% wouldst have groaned 1% wouldst bewail 1% wept sore 1% wept 1% weep 1% spent in lamentation 1% shall i wail 1% shall bemoan their plight 1% prayerfully exhorted 1% mourn and lament 1% moaneth 1% lamenting 1% lamenteth 1% lamentation 1% have wept 1% have mourned 1% have lamented 1% hath provoked the lamentation 1% groaning 1% groaned aloud 1% groan aloud 1% dost thou wail 1% cry out and be sore pained with grief 1% crieth 1% bewailing 1% bewaileth 1% bemoan their plight 1%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §213: ینوح: weep

ص- ي- ح

(ṣ-y-ḥ) — cry; cry out; shout

“weep” accounts for 1 of 21 occurrences of this root (5%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

shout 10% hath cried out 10% cry out 10% cried out 10% weep 5% sore lamentation 5% shall i weep 5% raise a cry 5% prophetic cry 5% lamentation 5% is sore distressed 5% herald 5% hath caused the rock to shout 5% hath been loudly raised 5% great cry 5% drawn tear 5% cried aloud 5%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §109: يصيح: weep

See Also

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

lament (10) groan (9) lamented (8) weepeth sore (4) weeping (3) wept (3) wailing (3) wail (3) mourn (3) groaneth (3) wept sore (2) bewailing (2) sigh (2) groaned (2) bewail (2) shout (2) hath cried out (2) cry out (2) cried out (2)