Table 1 Synonyms for Arabic words of 'necessity' as suggested by the Thesaurus Function in SketchEngine.
From: Arabic translations of the English adjective 'necessary': a corpus-driven lexical study
Arabic words of necessity | Synonyms |
|---|---|
lāzim | ḍarūrī, mumkin, muhim, tālī, khāṣ, mulā'im |
ḍarūrī | lāzim, muhim, mumkin, tālī, khāṣ, muḥaddad, asāsī |
muhim | tālī, akthar, mumkin, awwal, murtabiṭ, mukhtalif, khāṣ |
asāsī | ra'eesi, muḥaddad, hām, muʿayyin, tālī, muhim |