UnscrambleTheWord.codefective
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
2. (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).Arabic
3. (orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
4. (chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.Antonyms: plene
adv (English)
1. (chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.Examples: "For the sake of comparison, note the distribution of these spellings in some other Hebrew sources: in the MT the vowel o after the first consonant of the root is written defective in approximately 3,600 cases as against 850 cases of plene spelling."Antonyms: plenenot-comparable
noun (English)
1. (chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).Examples: "Thus, in the Pentateuch and in the earlier prophets the plenes are counted, whilst in the later prophets the defectives are enumerated."Antonyms: plene
Definition source: Wiktionary