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loanword in Arabic

دَخِيل daḵīl

/ˈləʊnˌwɜː(ɹ)d/US/ˈloʊnˌwɝd/

loanword in Arabic: دَخِيل (daḵīl), لَفْظ دَخِيل (lafẓ daḵīl). In English, loanword means a word directly taken into one language from another one.

Arabic words for loanword

word taken from another language
دَخِيل daḵīl, لَفْظ دَخِيل lafẓ daḵīl

English meaning of loanword

  1. noun A word directly taken into one language from another one.

Full definition of loanword

loanword in a sentence

  • "Calque" is a loanword with French origins, and "loanword" is a calque with German origins.

Synonyms of loanword

loanword in other languages

Questions about loanword in Arabic

What is the meaning of loanword in Arabic?
Loanword in Arabic is دَخِيل (daḵīl), لَفْظ دَخِيل (lafẓ daḵīl).
ما معنى كلمة loanword؟
Loanword: دَخِيل (daḵīl), لَفْظ دَخِيل (lafẓ daḵīl).
What does loanword mean in English?
Loanword means a word directly taken into one language from another one.

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