[ʁ]→[ɾ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5

Loanword Adaptation Lenition Place Assimilation Manner Change Semitic

Voiced uvular fricative to Voiced alveolar flap

The voiced uvular fricative /ʁ/, a common realization of the 'r' sound in French, can undergo a phonetic transformation to a voiced alveolar flap /ɾ/ when borrowed into certain Arabic dialects. This adaptation involves a shift in both the place and manner of articulation.

Phonetic Effects

Place Assimilation, Manner Change, Lenition

Language Examples

Moroccan Arabic Semitic

[byʁo]→[biru]— French 'bureau' (office) adapted to Moroccan Arabic.

[ʁazwaʁ]→[razwar]— French 'rasoir' (shaver) adapted to Moroccan Arabic.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Semitic Shifts

[ã] → [õ] — Raising [a] → [∅] — Elision [ʕ] → [a] — Vocalization [ʕ] → [ʔ] — De-pharyngealization [b] → [v] — Spirantization

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