infix

A noun referring to an affix that is inserted inside a word, typically used in linguistic morphology.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى مورفيم أو أداة صرفية تُدرج داخل جذر الكلمة أو ساقها، ويُستخدم عادة في علم الصرف اللغوي.

1. Linguistic affix C1 formal

   A morpheme or affix that is inserted inside the root of a word, rather than at the beginning or end.

   • In Tagalog, the infix '-um-' is added to verbs to indicate actor focus.
   • Some languages use an infix to express tense or aspect.
   • The word 'geek' is not an example of an infix in English.
   • Linguists study infixes as part of morphological typology.

   🌐إنفيكس

• infixes plural form
• infixes' possessive plural form
• infix's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to fix or insert firmly into something, often used in linguistics to describe inserting a morpheme within a word.

• 🌐فعل يعني تثبيت شيء أو إدخاله بإحكام داخل شيء آخر؛ ويُستخدم في علم اللغة لوصف إدخال مورفيم داخل كلمة.

1. Insert or introduce C1 formal

   To place or fix something firmly into something else.

   • The artisan infixed the gem into the crown.
   • He infixed a new clause into the contract.
   • The sculptor infixed the bronze figure onto the marble base.

   🌐إدخال أو إقحام

   المرادفات: driveembedfiximplantinsertplantsetthrust

   الأضداد: detachextractremovewithdraw

2. Linguistic insertion C2 formal technical

   To insert a morpheme into the middle of a word stem, altering its meaning or grammatical function.

   • In some languages, you infix a syllable to indicate tense.
   • Linguists study how speakers infix morphemes in certain dialects.
   • The process to infix a sound can change the word's emphasis.

   🌐إقحام داخل الكلمة

• infixed past participle
• infixed past simple
• infixing present participle
• infixes third person singular