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prothesis in Arabic

إِبْدَاء ʔibdāʔ

/ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/US/ˈpɹɔθəsɪs/

prothesis in Arabic: إِبْدَاء (ʔibdāʔ). In English, prothesis means the prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).

Arabic words for prothesis

the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word without changing the word's meaning or the rest of its structure
إِبْدَاء ʔibdāʔ

English meaning of prothesis

  1. noun The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).
  2. noun The preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic bread and wine in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
  3. noun Credence table.

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Questions about prothesis in Arabic

What is the meaning of prothesis in Arabic?
Prothesis in Arabic is إِبْدَاء (ʔibdāʔ).
ما معنى كلمة prothesis؟
Prothesis: إِبْدَاء (ʔibdāʔ).
What does prothesis mean in English?
Prothesis means the prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).

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