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- noun Plural form of
loanword .
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Use of Words in the Torah 1. Egyptian loanwords—In the Torah, a large number of words occur that are literal translations of Egyptian words (so-called loanwords) and that do not occur in the rest of the Bible, such as the special word “ark” (of Noah).
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Use of Words in the Torah 1. Egyptian loanwords—In the Torah, a large number of words occur that are literal translations of Egyptian words (so-called loanwords) and that do not occur in the rest of the Bible, such as the special word “ark” (of Noah).
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Both categories, it should be noted, include some words that are not true Arabic loanwords, that is, they passed through Arabic en route to English, but their origins are elsewhere.
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Some linguists attempt to reconstruct substrate languages in cases where a language is suspected to have been replaced by another, with indirect evidence such as loanwords in differing languages of the same area.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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Some linguists attempt to reconstruct substrate languages in cases where a language is suspected to have been replaced by another, with indirect evidence such as loanwords in differing languages of the same area.
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Their words for “drink” are very different as a result, and may even be loanwords taken from unrelated neighbor languages spoken, or once spoken, where these berries and trees grow.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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For the purposes of illustrating Chinese loanwords, I include the markings that Chinese-speakers use to indicate tones.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Their words for “drink” are very different as a result, and may even be loanwords taken from unrelated neighbor languages spoken, or once spoken, where these berries and trees grow.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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For the purposes of illustrating Chinese loanwords, I include the markings that Chinese-speakers use to indicate tones.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Use of Words in the Torah 1. Egyptian loanwords—In the Torah, a large number of words occur that are literal translations of Egyptian words (so-called loanwords) and that do not occur in the rest of the Bible, such as the special word “ark” (of Noah).
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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