velar

• صفة في علم الأصوات تشير إلى الأصوات التي يُنتجها الجزء الخلفي من اللسان قريبًا من الطبق الرخو أو الحنك اللين؛ وتُستعمل أيضًا للإشارة إلى ما يتصل بهذا الحنك.

Relating to the soft palate (velum) in phonetics; used to describe sounds produced with the back of the tongue near the soft palate.

1. C2formal

   Of or relating to the velum, especially the soft palate in the mouth.

   متعلق بالشراع الحلقي

   • The velar region of the palate is important in speech production.
   • In anatomy, the velar structure is part of the oral cavity.
   • The surgeon examined the velar area for any abnormalities.

   الأضدادpalatal

2. Phonetic articulationC2formal

   Produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as in the sounds 'k', 'g', and 'ng'.

   طَبَقِيِّ / لَهَوِيّ

   • The 'k' in 'cat' is a velar consonant.
   • The 'g' in 'gun' is also a velar sound.
   • The 'ng' in 'sing' is a velar nasal.

• صوت ساكن يُنطق برفع مؤخرة اللسان نحو الحنك الرخو (الطبق) أو بالقرب منه. ويُطلق أيضاً على الصوت الذي ينتج بهذا المخرج.

A noun referring to a consonant sound articulated with the back of the tongue against or near the soft palate (velum).

1. Phonetic termC1formal

   A speech sound produced by raising the back of the tongue to or near the soft palate (velum).

   صوت طبقي

   • The sound /k/ in 'cat' is a velar.
   • In English, /g/ is also classified as a velar.
   • Linguists study how velars are articulated in different languages.

   المرادفاتvelar consonant