back-formation in Arabic

Arabic words for back-formation

linguistic process

اشْتِقَاق عَكْسِيّ ištiqāq ʕaksiyy

word formed by this linguistic process

مُشْتَقَّة عَكْسِيًّا

English meaning of back-formation

1. noun The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
2. noun A word created in this way.

Full definition of back-formation

back-formation in a sentence

• Back-formations, such as tambour (for “play the tambourine”), are a staple of comedic wordplay.

Synonyms of back-formation

• back-form

back-formation in other languages

• back-formation in Vietnamese

Questions about back-formation in Arabic

What is the meaning of back-formation in Arabic?

Back-formation in Arabic is اشْتِقَاق عَكْسِيّ (ištiqāq ʕaksiyy), مُشْتَقَّة عَكْسِيًّا.

ما معنى كلمة back-formation؟

Back-formation: اشْتِقَاق عَكْسِيّ (ištiqāq ʕaksiyy), مُشْتَقَّة عَكْسِيًّا.

What does back-formation mean in English?

Back-formation means the process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.