Afrasianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Blend of Afro- (prefix meaning ‘Africa’) +‎ Asian, possibly a calque of Russian афрази́йский (afrazíjskij, “of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /æˈfɹeɪ.ʒn̩/, /æˈfɹeɪ.ʒi.ən/
• (General American) IPA: /æˈfɹeɪʒ(ə)n/
• 韻: -eɪʒən
• ハイフネーション: Afr‧a‧si‧an

形容詞

Afrasian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to both Africa and Asia. [from early 20th c.]

   Synonym: Afro-Asian

2. (linguistics, specifically) Synonym of Afroasiatic (“of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”) [from late 20th c.]

   Synonyms: (dated) Hamito-Semitic, (dated) Semito-Hamitic

派生語

• Proto-Afrasian (adjective)

名詞

Afrasian (plural Afrasians)

1. A thing that relates to both Africa and Asia. [from mid 20th c.]
2. (linguistics) A person who comes from a region where Afroasiatic languages are spoken.

   Synonym: Afro-Asian

固有名詞

Afrasian

1. (linguistics, uncommon) Synonym of Afroasiatic (“the language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”) [from late 20th c.]

   Synonym: (dated) Hamito-Semitic

派生語

• Proto-Afrasian (noun)

参照

Further reading

• Afro-Asians on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Afroasiatic languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Sarafian