triliteral
/traɪˈlɪtərəl/
adjective
- Consisting of three letters.
- Linguists study triliteral patterns in Semitic languages to understand word formation.
- In Hebrew, many verbs are based on a triliteral root of three consonants.
- The crossword clue was for a triliteral word like 'cat' or 'dog'.
noun
- A word or root consisting of three letters.
- The student learned that 's-l-m' is a common triliteral in Semitic languages meaning peace.
- In the puzzle, each triliteral had to be rearranged to form a new word.
- The Arabic triliteral 'k-t-b' gives rise to words related to writing.