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tashkil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tashk-il
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

vowelization, vocalization or diacritization—the various diacritics, taken collectively, that are attached to Arabic letters in certain styles of writing and that indicate such features as vowels and gemination (consonant doubling) and absence of any vowels.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَشْكِيل (taškīl).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: تَشْكِيل, ش ك ل

Usage

Inflected Forms

tashkīl (alternative) tashkiil (alternative) tashkeel (alternative)

Phrases

pronunciation respelling

Frequently Paired Words

damma fatha furigana kasra nikud pinyin pronunciation respelling shadda

Questions

What does tashkil mean?
vowelization, vocalization or diacritization—the various diacritics, taken collectively, that are attached to Arabic letters in certain styles of writing and that indicate such features as vowels and gemination (consonant doubling) and absence of any vowels.
Where does tashkil come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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