D-stem

noun

the intensive stem/verbal construction of a root, typically denoting intensity, transitivity, and multiplication, particularly in Semitic languages

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binyan pi'elpa'el stemform II
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Meanings

nounD-stem (plural D-stems)

plural D-stems

  1. human sciencesthe intensive stem/verbal construction of a root, typically denoting intensity, transitivity, and multiplication, particularly in Semitic languages

    Synonyms: binyan pi'el, pa'el stem, form II

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe intensive stem/verbal construction of a root, typically denoting intensity, transitivity, and multiplication, particularly in Semitic languages

Similar
binyan pi'elpa'el stemform II

Origin

Abbreviation of doubled stem, due to the fact that verbs in this stem typically have a doubled second radical.

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