ghawa syndrome

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A phenomenon in some Arabic dialects in which the second consonant in a word forms a cluster with the first consonant. uncountable
  2. Imitation of such resyllabification due to perceived prestige or correctness. uncountable

词源

Named after the resyllabification of dialectal Arabic قَهْوَة (gahwa, “coffee”) as قْهَوَة (ghawa), which is the prototypical example of the phenomenon.
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