majuscule

• صفة قديمة تشير إلى الحروف الكبيرة كالحروف الاستهلالية أو حروف الأونشيال، وهي نادرة الاستعمال في الإنجليزية الحديثة.

An obsolete adjective referring to large letters, such as capitals or uncials, now rarely used in modern English.

1. Uppercase lettersC2formal

   Relating to or written in capital letters, as opposed to lowercase.

   الحروف الكبيرة

   • The title was written in majuscule script.
   • In ancient manuscripts, majuscule letters were used for headings.
   • The typographer prefers majuscule characters for emphasis.

   المرادفاتcapitaluppercase

   الأضدادlowercaseminuscule

2. Historical script styleC2formal

   Describing a style of writing from the 4th to 8th centuries, characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters.

   خط كبير

   • The manuscript was written in a majuscule script typical of the 6th century.
   • Majuscule writing was common in early medieval texts.
   • Scholars study majuscule forms to date ancient documents.

   المرادفاتuncial

   الأضدادminuscule

• اسم يشير إلى الحرف الكبير في الأبجدية، أي الحرف الذي يُكتب أو يُطبع بشكل أكبر ويُستعمل عادة في أول الكلمات مثل أسماء الأعلام، وأحيانًا للتمييز أو التأكيد.

A noun referring to a large alphabetic character, such as a capital letter, used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.

1. Capital letterC2formal

   A large alphabetic character used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.

   حرف كبير

   • The word 'Paris' begins with a majuscule.
   • In English, proper nouns are written with a majuscule.
   • The title was printed entirely in majuscules.

   المرادفاتcapcapitalcapital letterupper-case letteruppercase

   الأضدادminuscule