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vowel harmony in Arabic

اِنْسِجَام مُصَوَّتٍ insijām muṣawwatin

vowel harmony in Arabic: اِنْسِجَام مُصَوَّتٍ (insijām muṣawwatin), تَوَافُق صَوْتِيّ (tawāfuq ṣawtiyy). In English, vowel harmony means a phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.

Arabic words for vowel harmony

phonological process
اِنْسِجَام مُصَوَّتٍ insijām muṣawwatin, تَوَافُق صَوْتِيّ tawāfuq ṣawtiyy

English meaning of vowel harmony

  1. noun A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.

Full definition of vowel harmony

vowel harmony in a sentence

  • Vowel harmony is an important aspect of Mongolian.

Synonyms of vowel harmony

vowel harmony in other languages

Questions about vowel harmony in Arabic

What is the meaning of vowel harmony in Arabic?
Vowel harmony in Arabic is اِنْسِجَام مُصَوَّتٍ (insijām muṣawwatin), تَوَافُق صَوْتِيّ (tawāfuq ṣawtiyy).
ما معنى كلمة vowel harmony؟
Vowel harmony: اِنْسِجَام مُصَوَّتٍ (insijām muṣawwatin), تَوَافُق صَوْتِيّ (tawāfuq ṣawtiyy).
What does vowel harmony mean in English?
Vowel harmony means a phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.

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