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apostrophe in Arabic

فَاصِلَة عُلْيَا fāṣila ʕulyā

/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi//əˈpɑs.tɹə.fi/

apostrophe in Arabic: فَاصِلَة عُلْيَا (fāṣila ʕulyā), اِلْتِفَات (iltifāt). In English, apostrophe means the text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

Arabic words for apostrophe

the character ’
فَاصِلَة عُلْيَا fāṣila ʕulyā
sudden piece of dialogue
اِلْتِفَات iltifāt

English meaning of apostrophe

  1. noun The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
  2. noun A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
  3. noun An arrangement of chlorophyll grains perpendicular to the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to epistrophe (an arrangement on the outer surface).

Full definition of apostrophe

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Questions about apostrophe in Arabic

What is the meaning of apostrophe in Arabic?
Apostrophe in Arabic is فَاصِلَة عُلْيَا (fāṣila ʕulyā), اِلْتِفَات (iltifāt).
ما معنى كلمة apostrophe؟
Apostrophe: فَاصِلَة عُلْيَا (fāṣila ʕulyā), اِلْتِفَات (iltifāt).
What does apostrophe mean in English?
Apostrophe means the text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apostrophe (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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