semantic loan
semantic loan noun: a process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.
Noun
semantic loan (plural semantic loans)
- A process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.
- Synonyms:
- semantic calque
semantic loan meaning in Arabic
semantic loan in Arabic
- Translations
- اِقْتِرَاض مَعْنَوِيّ iqtirāḍ maʕnawiyy
Synonyms of semantic loan
Forms of semantic loan
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Questions about semantic loan
- What does semantic loan mean?
- Semantic loan means a process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.
- What is semantic loan in Arabic?
- Semantic loan in Arabic is اِقْتِرَاض مَعْنَوِيّ (iqtirāḍ maʕnawiyy). See Semantic loan meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is semantic loan?
- Semantic loan is a noun.
- What is the plural of semantic loan?
- The plural of semantic loan is semantic loans.
Words near semantic loan in the dictionary
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