Meaning of Transfix | Babel Free
Definitions
A discontinuous affix, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages, which occurs at more than one position in a word, i.e. a combination of prefixes, infixes and/or suffixes.
Equivalents
العربية
إطعن
Български
пробождам
Deutsch
aufspießen
durchbohren
durchstechen
Ehrfurcht einflößen
erstaunen
fixieren
in Ehrfurcht versetzen
in Erstaunen versetzen
verblüffen
Verwundern
Suomi
lävistää
Français
méduser
Հայերեն
գամել
Latina
trānsfīgō
Русский
пронзать
Examples
“The Arabic word مكتوب (maktūb, “written”) is built from the root [script needed] (k–t–b, “writing”) and the transfix [script needed] (ma––ū–, “passive participle”).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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