Triliteral
11triliteral — adj. having three letters …
12triliteral — tri·literal …
13triliteral — a.,n. (word) of three letters …
14triliteral — adj. 1 of three letters. 2 (of a Semitic language) having (most) roots with three consonants …
15Egyptian triliteral signs — Triliteral Egyptian hieroglyphs are symbols which represent a specific sequence of three consonants in the language. In the written Egyptian language, three types of hieroglyphs existed: those that represented one consonant (called uniliteral ),… …
16Egyptian hieroglyphs — A section of the Papyrus of Ani showing cursive hieroglyphs …
17Semitic root — The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or radicals (hence also the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the… …
18triliteralism — noun see triliteral I * * * /truy lit euhr euh liz euhm/, n. the characteristic presence of triliteral roots in a language, as in the Semitic languages. [1835 45; TRILITERAL + ISM] * * * trilitˈeralism noun The characteristic (as in Semitic… …
19Syriac language — This article is about the Classical Syriac language. For contemporary Syriac dialects, see Northeastern Neo Aramaic. For other uses, see Syriac (disambiguation). Syriac ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Leššānā Suryāyā …
20Varieties of Arabic — For the historical family of dialects, see Arabic languages. Different dialects of Arabic in the Arab world The Arabic language is a Semitic language characterized by a wide number of linguistic varieties within its five regional forms. The… …
