adjective
- consisting of three letters, especially three consonants
Usage: linguistics
noun
- a word or root consisting of three letters, especially three consonants
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- Most Arabic verbs are based on triliteral roots.
- The triliteral system is fundamental to Semitic languages.
- Hebrew words often derive from triliteral consonant patterns.
- The root k-t-b is a common triliteral in Arabic meaning ‘to write’.
- Linguists study triliteral structures in ancient languages.
- Each triliteral contains three consonantal elements.