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vowel

/vaʊl/

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noun

حرف علة

A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

Examples :

"The word "orange" contains the vowel sound "o". "

تحتوي كلمة "orange" على صوت حرف العلة "o".

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noun

حرف علة

A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.

Examples :

"The word "queen" has three vowels: two "e"s and one "u". "

كلمة "queen" بها ثلاثة أحرف علة: اثنان "e" وواحد "u".

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verb

شكل الحروف المتحركة

To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic)

Examples :

"The student needed to vowel the Hebrew word to pronounce it correctly. "

احتاج الطالب إلى تشكيل الكلمة العبرية بالحركات لكي ينطقها بشكل صحيح.

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