defective
Having one or more defects.
Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
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Words that share the same ending sound pattern
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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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