Triliteral is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Triliteral in a sentence
Triliteral meaning
Of word roots in Afroasiatic languages: consisting of three letters.
Using Triliteral
- The main meaning on this page is: Of word roots in Afroasiatic languages: consisting of three letters.
- In the example corpus, triliteral often appears in combinations such as: triliteral signs.
Context around Triliteral
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Triliteral
- In this selection, "triliteral" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, preceding, signs, hieroglyph and root stand out and add context to how "triliteral" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include biliteral or triliteral signs are and is a triliteral or biliteral. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "triliteral" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with triliteral
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Redundant characters accompanying biliteral or triliteral signs are called phonetic complements (or complementaries). (13 words)
This triliteral root means to be firm, confirmed, reliable, faithful, have faith, believe. (13 words)
The two alphabetic characters are adding clarity to the spelling of the preceding triliteral hieroglyph. (15 words)
Loprieno (1995a) p. 46 The basic word in Egyptian, similar to Semitic and Berber, is a triliteral or biliteral root of consonants and semiconsonants. (24 words)
Phonograms formed with one consonant are called uniliteral signs; with two consonants, biliteral signs; with three triliteral signs. (18 words)
The two alphabetic characters are adding clarity to the spelling of the preceding triliteral hieroglyph. (15 words)
Example sentences (5)
Loprieno (1995a) p. 46 The basic word in Egyptian, similar to Semitic and Berber, is a triliteral or biliteral root of consonants and semiconsonants.
Phonograms formed with one consonant are called uniliteral signs; with two consonants, biliteral signs; with three triliteral signs.
Redundant characters accompanying biliteral or triliteral signs are called phonetic complements (or complementaries).
The two alphabetic characters are adding clarity to the spelling of the preceding triliteral hieroglyph.
This triliteral root means to be firm, confirmed, reliable, faithful, have faith, believe.
Common combinations with triliteral
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: