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secondary root

secondary root noun: in Semitic languages, especially Hebrew: A root that is derived from a word that has a different known root, for example the root ת־נ־ע (t-n-'), derived from the noun תנועה, in turn derived from the root נ־ו־ע (n-w-').

Noun

secondary root (plural secondary roots)

  1. In Semitic languages, especially Hebrew: A root that is derived from a word that has a different known root, for example the root ת־נ־ע (t-n-'), derived from the noun תנועה, in turn derived from the root נ־ו־ע (n-w-').
    • Of the two major types of secondary roots formed through the expansion of triconsonantal primary roots, i.e., the reduplication of primary roots and addition of consonants, the first type is divided into two subtypes.2000 December 24, Tsuguya Sasaki, “Roots in Modern Hebrew”, in 京都⼤学⾔語学研究, →DOI, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2026, page 21

secondary root meaning in Tamil

secondary root in Tamil

துணைவேர்

Forms of secondary root

pluralsecondary roots

Questions about secondary root

What does secondary root mean?
Secondary root means in Semitic languages, especially Hebrew: A root that is derived from a word that has a different known root, for example the root ת־נ־ע (t-n-'), derived from the noun תנועה, in turn derived from the root נ־ו־ע (n-w-').
What is secondary root in Tamil?
Secondary root in Tamil is துணைவேர். See Secondary root meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is secondary root?
Secondary root is a noun.
What is the plural of secondary root?
The plural of secondary root is secondary roots.

Words near secondary root in the dictionary

  1. secondary port
  2. secondary ports
  3. secondary poverty
  4. secondary predation
  5. secondary research
  6. secondary root
  7. secondary roots
  8. secondary sanction
  9. secondary sanctions
  10. secondary school
  11. secondary schools

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