different between gemination vs tashkil

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gemin?ti?, gemin?ti?nis (“a doubling”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??m.??ne?.??n/, /?d??m.??ne?.??n/

Noun

gemination (countable and uncountable, plural geminations)

1. A doubling.

   bilateral gemination of the maxillary central incisors

2. (phonetics) A phenomenon when a consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is done normally.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with germination.

Derived terms

• autogemination
• degemination

Related terms

• geminate
• geminative
• Gemini

Translations

See also

• twinning

English

Alternative forms

• tashk?l
• tashkiil
• tashkeel

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ????????? (tašk?l).

Noun

tashkil (uncountable)

1. vowelization, vocalization or diacritization - the various diacritics, taken collectively, that are attached to Arabic letters in certain styles of writing and that indicate such features as vowels and gemination (consonant doubling) and absence of any vowels.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

• khilats