begadkefat

English

Alternative forms

• begadkephat, begedkefet, beghadhkephath

Etymology

Constructed from the consonants involved: ב (b), ג (g), ד (d), כ (k), פ (p (f)), and ת (t). Compare Hebrew בֶּגֶ״ד כֶּפֶ״ת (béged kéfet), the Hebrew mnemonic.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈɡɑd.kəˌfɑt/

  • Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: be‧gad‧ke‧fat

Noun

begadkefat (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) A phenomenon of spirantization affecting most plosive consonants of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic when they are preceded by a vowel and not geminated; also any similar case of spirantization of postvocalic plosives in other languages, such as Berber.

See also

• Category:Hebrew terms beginning with an unchangeable begedkefet letter

Dutch

Etymology

Same as above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɣɑt.kəˌfɑt/

Noun

begadkefat f (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) begadkefat [from late 19th c.]