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/ɪˈmɑːlə/ · noun
(phonetics) a sound change in Arabic by which the vowels /a/, /aː/ are fronted in certain phonetic environments (possibly creating new phonemes, notably in Maltese and to a lesser degree in some dialects).
Use imala when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Imala means (phonetics) a sound change in Arabic by which the vowels /a/, /aː/ are fronted in certain phonetic environments (possibly creating new phonemes, notably in Maltese and to a lesser degree in some dialects).
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use imala where its definition matches the intended context.
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