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schwa in Arabic

شْوَا šwā

/ʃwɑ/

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humorous/ʃwə/

schwa in Arabic: شْوَا (šwā). In English, schwa means an indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.

Arabic words for schwa

indeterminate central vowel: شْوَا šwā

English meaning of schwa

noun An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
noun The name of the Latin script letter Ə/ə.
verb To be reduced to schwa.

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Synonyms of schwa

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Questions about schwa in Arabic

What is the meaning of schwa in Arabic?: Schwa in Arabic is شْوَا (šwā).
ما معنى كلمة schwa؟: Schwa: شْوَا (šwā).
What does schwa mean in English?: Schwa means an indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.

Adapted from Wiktionary: schwa (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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