biliteral

Speech parts

1. biliteral - Noun

2. biliteral - Adjective

Meaning

Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb.

A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

Loprieno (1995a) p. 46 The basic word in Egyptian, similar to Semitic and Berber, is a triliteral or biliteral root of consonants and semiconsonants. Source: Internet

Phonograms formed with one consonant are called uniliteral signs; with two consonants, biliteral signs; with three triliteral signs. Source: Internet

Redundant characters accompanying biliteral or triliteral signs are called phonetic complements (or complementaries). Source: Internet

Etymology The word pharaoh ultimately was derived from a compound word represented as pr-3 main, written with the two biliteral hieroglyphs pr main "house" and ꜥꜣ main "column". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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