English Explanatory Dictionary

ghawa syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

ghawa syndrome

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Najdi resyllabification
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