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apposition in Arabic

بدل badal

/ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/

apposition in Arabic: بدل (badal). In English, apposition means a construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.

Arabic words for apposition

grammatical construction
بدل badal

English meaning of apposition

  1. noun A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
  2. noun The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
  3. noun The quality of being side by side, apposed instead of opposed, next to each other.
  4. noun A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.

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Questions about apposition in Arabic

What is the meaning of apposition in Arabic?
Apposition in Arabic is بدل (badal).
ما معنى كلمة apposition؟
Apposition: بدل (badal).
What does apposition mean in English?
Apposition means a construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.

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