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alveolar ridge in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḥāfatu al-sankhiyyat
- Arabizi
7afa al-sankhiyya- Type
- noun · feminine
How to use it
The term “alveolar ridge” is used in phonetics and dentistry. It refers to the bony ridge behind the upper front teeth. In Arabic it is called الحافة السنخية and is feminine. Use it when describing speech sounds or oral anatomy.
Example sentences
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تُعَدُّ الحافةُ السَّنْخِيَّةُ مَحْدَةً مُهِمَّةً فِي النُّطْقِ.
tuʿaddu al-ḥāfatu al-sankhiyyatu maḥdatan muhimman fī al-nuṭqi.
The alveolar ridge is an important point in articulation.
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يَتَحَرَّكُ اللسانُ إِلى الحافةِ السَّنْخِيَّةِ لِإِنْتَاجِ صَوْتِ "د".
yataḥarraku al-lisānu ilā al-ḥāfati al-sankhiyyati li-intāji ṣawti "d".
The tongue moves to the alveolar ridge to produce the sound "d".
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تُساعِدُ مَمارَسَةُ النُّطْقِ عَلَى الحافةِ السَّنْخِيَّةِ فِي تَحْسِينِ اللُّغَةِ.
tusāʿidu mumārasa al-nuṭqi ʿalā al-ḥāfati al-sankhiyyati fī taḥsīni al-lughati.
Practicing articulation on the alveolar ridge helps improve language.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
If the cleft extends into the maxillary alveolar ridge, the gap is usually corrected by filling the gap with bone tissue.
في حالة إذا كلن الشق ممتد حتى "maxillary alveolar ridge"، عادة ما يتم تصحيح هذه الفجوة عن طريق ملء الفجوة بالنسيج العظمي.
Questions and answers
Is the alveolar ridge the same as the palate?
No. The palate is the roof of the mouth, while the alveolar ridge is the bony ridge just behind the upper teeth.
How do I pronounce “alveolar” in Arabic?
Say al-ḥāfah al-sankhiyyah, stressing the long “ā” in ḥāfah and the “iyy” in sankhiyyah.
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