imala

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Meaning

1. noun a sound change in Arabic by which the vowels /a/, /aː/ are fronted in certain phonetic environments (possibly creating new phonemes, notably in Maltese and to a lesser degree in some dialects)

Similar words

fatha wasla umlaut majhul guna vowelisation maddah harakat lengthening labiodentalization