to transliterate a word

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• transliterate — means ‘to replace the letters or characters of a word with the corresponding letters in another alphabet’. Words may be transliterated into the Roman alphabet from their originals in Greek, Chinese, Japanese, and so on. The result is a… …   Modern English usage

• transliterate — (v.) to write a word in the characters of another alphabet, 1861, apparently coined by German philologist Max Müller (1823 1900), from trans across (see TRANS (Cf. trans )) + L. littera (also litera) letter, character (see LETTER (Cf. letter)) …   Etymology dictionary

• transliterate — ► VERB ▪ write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language. DERIVATIVES transliteration noun. ORIGIN from TRANS (Cf. ↑trans ) + Latin littera letter …   English terms dictionary

• transliterate — I UK [trænzˈlɪt(ə)rət] / US adjective able to read, write and communicate in a variety of ways, using printed material, electronic documents, the Internet, mobile phone texting, etc. II UK [trænsˈlɪtəreɪt] / US [trænsˈlɪtəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] …   English dictionary

• transliterate — trans|lit|e|rate [trænzˈlıtəreıt US træns ] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: trans + Latin littera letter ] to write a word, sentence etc in the alphabet of a different language or writing system >transliteration [trænzˌlıtəˈreıʃən US træns ] n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• transliterate — trans|lit|er|ate [ træns lıtə,reıt ] verb transitive to write a word from one language using the alphabet of a different language ╾ trans|lit|er|a|tion [ træns,lıtə reıʃn ] noun count or uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• transliterate — verb write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language. Derivatives transliteration noun transliterator noun Origin C19: from trans + L. littera letter + ate3 …   English new terms dictionary

• transliterate — verb (T) to write a word, sentence etc in the alphabet of a different language or writing system transliteration noun (C, U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• transliterate — v.tr. represent (a word etc.) in the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language. Derivatives: transliteration n. transliterator n. Etymology: TRANS + L littera letter …   Useful english dictionary

• Sayyid — For the Lost character, please see Sayid Jarrah Sayyid ( ar. سيد) (plural Saadah) is an honorific title that is given to males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, who… …   Wikipedia

• Sheol — (pronounced Sheh ole ) [Strong s Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries and Strong s Concordance ] , in Hebrew שאול (Sh ol), is the abode of the dead , the underworld , the common grave of mankind or pit .Metzger Coogan (1993) Oxford Companion to the… …   Wikipedia