[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Of or relating to a pause in speech; specifically (in the grammar of Arabic, Hebrew, and other Semitic languages) designating the form which a word receives in pause, whereby, in certain cases, a vowel is changed (usually lengthened), or a weakened vowel reappears in full.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century; earliest use found in Alexander Geddes (1737–1802), Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar. From pause + -al

[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A pausal form of a word.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century; earliest use found in Alexander Geddes (1737–1802), Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar. From pause + -al