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orthography in Arabic

إِمْلَاء ʔimlāʔ

UK/ɔːˈθɒɡɹəfi//ɔɹˈθɑɡɹəfi/

orthography in Arabic: إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ), عِلْم الْإِمْلَاء (ʕilm al-ʔimlāʔ), هِجَاء (hijāʔ), تَهْجِئَة (tahjiʔa). In English, orthography means a method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.

Arabic words for orthography

aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words
إِمْلَاء ʔimlāʔ
correct spelling according to established usage
عِلْم الْإِمْلَاء ʕilm al-ʔimlāʔ, هِجَاء hijāʔ, تَهْجِئَة tahjiʔa, إِمْلَاء ʔimlāʔ

English meaning of orthography

  1. noun A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
  2. noun A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.
  3. noun The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.
  4. noun Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

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Questions about orthography in Arabic

What is the meaning of orthography in Arabic?
Orthography in Arabic is إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ), عِلْم الْإِمْلَاء (ʕilm al-ʔimlāʔ), هِجَاء (hijāʔ), تَهْجِئَة (tahjiʔa).
ما معنى كلمة orthography؟
Orthography: إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ), عِلْم الْإِمْلَاء (ʕilm al-ʔimlāʔ), هِجَاء (hijāʔ), تَهْجِئَة (tahjiʔa).
What does orthography mean in English?
Orthography means a method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.

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