begadkefat

== English == === Alternative forms === begadkephat, begedkefet, beghadhkephath === Etymology === Constructed from the consonants involved: ב (b), ג (g), ד (d), כ (k), פ (p (f)), and ת (t). Compare Hebrew בֶּגֶ״ד כֶּפֶ״ת (béged kéfet), the Hebrew mnemonic. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /bəˈɡɑd.kəˌfɑt/ Hyphenation: be‧gad‧ke‧fat === Noun === begadkefat (uncountable) (linguistics) A phenomenon of spirantization affecting most plosive consonants of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic when they are preceded by a vowel and not geminated; also any similar case of spirantization of postvocalic plosives in other languages, such as Berber. === See also === Category:Hebrew terms beginning with an unchangeable begedkefet letter == Dutch == === Etymology === Same as above. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɣɑt.kəˌfɑt/ === Noun === begadkefat f (uncountable, no diminutive) (linguistics) begadkefat [from late 19th c.]