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triphthong in Arabic

تْرِفْثُنْغ trifṯunḡ

/ˈtɹɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/US/ˈtɹɪfˌθɔŋ/

triphthong in Arabic: تْرِفْثُنْغ (trifṯunḡ). In English, triphthong means a monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.

Arabic words for triphthong

monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another
تْرِفْثُنْغ trifṯunḡ

English meaning of triphthong

  1. noun A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
  2. noun A disyllabic sequence of a vowel, a semivowel, and a vowel.

Full definition of triphthong

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Questions about triphthong in Arabic

What is the meaning of triphthong in Arabic?
Triphthong in Arabic is تْرِفْثُنْغ (trifṯunḡ).
ما معنى كلمة triphthong؟
Triphthong: تْرِفْثُنْغ (trifṯunḡ).
What does triphthong mean in English?
Triphthong means a monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: triphthong (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.

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