weeping

6 occurrences across 3 Arabic/Persian roots

ب- ك- ي

(b-k-y) — weep; wept; weeping

“weeping” accounts for 3 of 24 occurrences of this root (13%)

Forms seen

بکاء ×1 البُكآءَ ×1 یبکی ×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 §118: بکاء: weeping prayers-and-meditationsP&M §722: البُكآءَ: weeping will-and-testamentW&T §35: یبکی: weeping

ن- د- ب

(n-d-b) — mourning; lamentation; wailing

“weeping” accounts for 2 of 10 occurrences of this root (20%)

Forms seen

Translation spectrum for this root

lament 40% lamentation 30% weeping 20% bewail 10%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §168: ندبه: weeping the-hidden-wordsHW §154: ندبه: weeping

fa:گریستنی

(grístní) — weeping

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

Forms seen

گریستنی ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

Examples

gleaningsGWB §168: گریستنی: with such a weeping

See Also

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

weep (5) weepeth sore (4) lament (4) lamentation (3) wept sore (2)