palatal

• صفة تتعلق بالحنك أو بالغار، وتُستخدم في علم الأصوات لوصف الأصوات التي ينطقها اللسان عند اقترابه من الحنك الصلب. كما تُستعمل في الطب لوصف ما يتصل بالحنك.

Relating to the palate; used in phonetics to describe sounds produced with the tongue against the hard palate.

1. Relating to the palateC1formal

   Connected with or situated near the roof of the mouth (the palate).

   حَنَكِيّ

   • The palatal region is important for speech production.
   • A palatal injury can affect swallowing.
   • The surgeon examined the palatal area for any abnormalities.

   المرادفاتpalatine

2. Phonetic articulationC2formal

   Describes a speech sound produced by raising the front of the tongue toward or against the hard palate.

   غاري

   • The sound 'y' in 'yes' is a palatal approximant.
   • In English, 'ch' and 'j' are palatal affricates.
   • Linguists classify this consonant as a palatal fricative.

• اسم يشير إلى صوت لغوي يُنطق برفع مؤخرة اللسان نحو الحنك الصلب، مثل الصوت في أول الكلمة الإنجليزية yeast، ويُقابله في العربية صوت الياء.

A noun referring to a speech sound, specifically a semivowel, produced with the tongue near the hard palate, such as the initial sound in the English word 'yeast'.

1. Palatal soundC1formal

   A speech sound produced by raising the tongue toward or against the hard palate, such as the initial sound in the English word 'yeast'.

   صوت غاري

   • The 'y' sound in 'yes' is a palatal.
   • Linguists classify the initial sound in 'you' as a palatal.
   • In some languages, palatals are distinct phonemes.