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parenthesis in Arabic

حشو ḥašw

/pəˈɹɛn.θə.sɪs/

parenthesis in Arabic: حشو (ḥašw), قَوْس m (plural: أَقْوَاس m pl, قَوْسَانِ (ʔaqwās). In English, parenthesis means a clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.

Arabic words for parenthesis

a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete
حشو ḥašw
either of a pair of brackets ( )
قَوْس m (plural: أَقْوَاس m pl, قَوْسَانِ ʔaqwās

English meaning of parenthesis

  1. noun A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
  2. noun Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
  3. noun A digression; the use of such digressions.
  4. noun Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.

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Questions about parenthesis in Arabic

What is the meaning of parenthesis in Arabic?
Parenthesis in Arabic is حشو (ḥašw), قَوْس m (plural: أَقْوَاس m pl, قَوْسَانِ (ʔaqwās).
ما معنى كلمة parenthesis؟
Parenthesis: حشو (ḥašw), قَوْس m (plural: أَقْوَاس m pl, قَوْسَانِ (ʔaqwās).
What does parenthesis mean in English?
Parenthesis means a clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.

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