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triliteral

Meaning of "triliteral" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TRILITERAL

traɪˈlɪtərəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRILITERAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Triliteral can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRILITERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Semitic root

The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or "radicals". Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowels and non-root consonants which go with a particular morphological category around the root consonants, in an appropriate way, generally following specific patterns. It is a peculiarity of Semitic linguistics that a large majority of these consonantal roots are triliterals.

Definition of triliteral in the English dictionary

The first definition of triliteral in the dictionary is having three letters. Other definition of triliteral is consisting of three consonants. Triliteral is also a word root of three consonants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRILITERAL

bilateral · biliteral · circumlittoral · clitoral · collateral · doctoral · electoral · lateral · literal · littoral · midlittoral · nonliteral · overliteral · pastoral · pluriliteral · presbyteral · quadriliteral · sublittoral · unilateral · uniliteral

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRILITERAL

trilaterally · trilateration · trilbies · trilby · trilemma · trilinear · trilineate · trilingual · trilingualism · trilingually · triliteralism · trilith · trilithic · trilithon · trill · triller · Trilling · trillion · trillionaire · trillions

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRILITERAL

chapteral · coleopteral · contralateral · dipteral · dorsolateral · enteral · equilateral · federal · hemipteral · ipsilateral · monopteral · multilateral · parenteral · peripteral · posterolateral · quadrilateral · septilateral · sphincteral · trilateral · ureteral · ventrolateral

Synonyms and antonyms of triliteral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «triliteral» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TRILITERAL

Find out the translation of triliteral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of triliteral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «triliteral» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

triliteral
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

triliteral
570 millions of speakers
en

English

triliteral
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

triliteral
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثلاثي الحروف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

трехбуквенного
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

triliteral
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ত্র্যাক্ষরিক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

triliteral
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Triliteral
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

triliteral
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

3字から成る
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

triliteral
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Triliteral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gồm ba từ âm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

triliteral
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

त्रिकोणाकृती
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

üç harfli
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tre lettere
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

triliteral
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

трьохбуквені
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

triliteral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

triliteral
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

triliteral
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

triliteral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

triliteral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of triliteral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRILITERAL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of triliteral
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about triliteral

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRILITERAL»

Discover the use of triliteral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to triliteral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Phonology: Critical Concepts in Linguistics
But in fact there are a variety of phonological processes which, it might be said, " conspire" to yield phonetic representations which contain no word-final clusters and no triliteral clusters. The following discussion of these phonological ...
Charles W. Kreidler, 2001
2
Intermediate Arabic For Dummies
Each of these three-consonant roots are referred to as a triliteral root. (This name comes from the Latin for, you guessed it, three letters.) Thousands of different triliteral roots exist in Arabic. It's important to know about these triliteral roots ...
Keith Massey, 2008
3
Jewish and Muslim Dialects of Moroccan Arabic
... and CyaC color-defect adjectives 309 5.3.4 Plural of weak triliteral (CCV) adjectives 310 5.3.5 Feminine Plural -at with adjectives 311 5.4 Nominal diminutive 312 5.4.1 Covert and overt feminine gender 312 5.4.2 Diminutive of triliteral nouns ...
Jeffrey Heath, 2013
4
A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic
1 Basic characteristics 530 2 Regular (sound) triliteral root 531 3 Geminate ( doubled) root Form V 531 4 Hamzated roots in Form V 531 5 Assimilated roots in Form V 532 6 Hollow roots in Form V 532 7 Defective roots in Form V 532 8 Doubly ...
Karin C. Ryding, 2005
5
Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture ...
... some triliteral signs can have more than one value, just like some biliterals. Unlike the biliterals, however, most triliteral phonograms were limited to spellings of only one word and its relatives. Most of the Egyptian words with the consonants ...
James P. Allen, 2014
6
Outlines of the philosophy of universal history, applied to ...
These have but few nouns of a decided primitive monosyllabic nature ; that is to say, such monosyllables as are not simply the abbreviations of a triliteral root. As to the Table of Pronouns, the objection may, of course, be urged, that, these ...
Christian Karl Josias Bunsen (freiherr von), 1854
7
Outlines of the Philosophy of Universal History, Applied to ...
These have but few nouns of a decided primitive monosyllabic nature ; that is to say, such monosyllables as are not simply the abbreviations of a triliteral root. As to the Table of Pronouns, the objection may, of course, be urged, that, these ...
Christian Karl Josias von Bunsen, 1854
8
Christianity and Mankind: Hippolytus and his age; or, The ...
These have but few nouns of a decided primitive monosyllabic nature ; that is to say, such monosyllables as are not simply the abbreviations of a triliteral root. As to the Table of Pronouns, the objection may, of course, be urged, that, these ...
Christian Karl Josias Bunsen (Freiherr von), 1854
9
British Logic in the Nineteenth Century
The premises should be represented together on the same triliteral diagram. Then one has to ascertain what proposition is represented in terms of x and y [ Carroll, 1958a, p. 60], either directly on the triliteral diagram or more suitably by ...
Dov M. Gabbay, John Woods, 2008
10
The R Stem in Akkadian
In Arabic, however, there is a strong tendency for the last two radicals to fall together into a double consonant, a feature which makes the conjugation of these verbs closely parallel the IXth and Xlth forms of the triliteral verb and the IVth form of ...
Robert M. Whitting

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRILITERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term triliteral is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ramadan: A Celebration of Guidance
The Arabic triliteral root wāw qāf yā, occurs 258 times in the Qur'an in eight different forms, with the verb form waqina meaning save/protect us (Word by word ... «MuslimMatters, Jul 15»
2
Pluralism in Islam -- Between Scripture and Praxis
The triliteral root for the word ikraha is kaf ra ha, the same root that produces the verb kariha, meaning dislike or hate. The word makruh, which not only literally ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
5 Ways Hebrew Is (Very) Different from English
Triliteral: most words are derived from a stem of three letters. ... As part of the triliteral system, there is the way that new verbs are derived in systematic ways by, ... «PJ Media, Jan 15»
4
Lack of Women Empowerment Contradicts Quranic Vision
The word waḍribuhunna is derived from the triliteral root ḍad ra ba, from which 55 verb forms result in the Quran. These verbs have wide variations in their ... «Huffington Post, Dec 13»
5
Minimalist Apartments Behind The Veil
Mashrabiya is derived from the triliteral root Š-R-B, which generally denotes drinking or absorbing. There are two theories for its name. The most common one is ... «EarthTechling, May 13»
6
Washington Drops Iranian MKO Group From Terror List
... or "people doing jihad") are Muslims who believe they struggle in the path of God.[1][2] The word is from the same Arabic triliteral root as jihad ("struggle"). «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Sep 12»
7
Quran much more than a holy book to Muslims
Do you realize Barack is just an Anglicized spelling for the Arabic triliteral BRK, from which we can derive Mubarak (blessed), and baraka (blessings). Just sayin' ... «CNN, Apr 11»
8
Triliteral Festival
The Triliteral Festival is an idea from Daniel Hallam - Artistic Director of Halden Theatre, a small company who provide a theatre experience that is accessible to ... «LeftLion, Jun 10»
REFERENCE
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