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English term or phrase:Lemma
Arabic translation:وحدة معجمية
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15:05 Apr 16, 2011
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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Linguistics / Linguistique
English term or phrase: Lemma
In many arabic translation i found that the translation was جذر in fact,"جذر " is the translation of stem or root
but for Lemma am still confused could it be كلمة مشتقة

http://books.google.com/books?id=wKonZPe1TCYC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA...

شكرا سلفا
wafadz
Local time: 20:34


Summary of answers provided
5أصل الكلمة
Liliane Hatem
4الصيغة المتعارف عليها للكلمة
Walaa Adel
4عجم
TargamaT
4المادة المعجمية
Ahmed El-Aktash


  

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lemma
أصل الكلمة


Explanation:
Morphology, lexicography: the canonical form, dictionary form, or citation form of a set of words (headword); e.g., in English, run, runs, ran and running are forms of the same lexeme, with run as the lemma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemma_(linguistics)

Liliane Hatem
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lemma
عجم


Explanation:
http://www.almaktabah.net/vb/showthread.php?p=248448

TargamaT
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lemma
المادة المعجمية


Explanation:
Lemma: the canonical form, dictionary form, or citation form of a set of words (headword); e.g., in English, run, runs, ran and running are forms of the same lexeme, with run as the lemma.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemma_(linguistics)
Ahmed El-Aktash
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lemma
الصيغة المتعارف عليها للكلمة


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemma

Walaa Adel
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