mishkal

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noun

a constructive morphological pattern, a nonconcatenative morphological pattern/template used to form nouns and adjectives from a consonantal root

“The word melech is in the qetel mishkal.”

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wazn
OriginHebrew מִשְׁקָל →
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Meanings

nounmishkal (plural mishkals or mishkalim)

plural mishkals · plural mishkalim · alternative mishqal

  1. Hebrewgrammara constructive morphological pattern, a nonconcatenative morphological pattern/template used to form nouns and adjectives from a consonantal root

    The word melech is in the qetel mishkal.

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    Coordinate term: (verbal morphology) binyan

    Synonyms: wazn

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna constructive morphological pattern, a nonconcatenative morphological pattern/template used to form nouns and adjectives from a consonantal root

Similar
wazn

Origin

  1. Hebrewמִשְׁקָל“weight, balance, pattern”
  2. Englishmishkal

Borrowed from Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (“weight, balance, pattern”).

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Anagrams

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APA

mishkal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishkal

MLA

“mishkal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishkal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mishkal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishkal.

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