English Explanatory Dictionary

secondary root

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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-').

Word forms

secondary root secondary roots
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