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secondary root

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In Semitic languages, especially Hebrew: A root that is derived from a word that has a different known root, for example the root ת־נ־ע (t-n-'), derived from the noun תנועה, in turn derived from the root נ־ו־ע (n-w-').

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Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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  • Hebrew: שורש תנייני (shóresh tinyaní) — type of Semitic root
  • Russian: вторичный корень (vtoričnyj korenʹ) — type of Semitic root