quadriliteraladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌkwɒdrᵻˈlɪt(ə)rəl/,

/ˌkwɒdrᵻˈlɪt(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/ˌkwɑdrəˈlɪdər(ə)l/,

/ˌkwɑdrəˈlɪtrəl/

Forms: 1600s quadriliterall, 1600s– quadriliteral.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quadri- comb. form, literal adj.

Etymology: < quadri- comb. form + literal adj. Compare post-classical Latin quadriliterus (of a word) consisting of four letters (15th cent. in a British source). Compare triliteral adj., triliteral n.

Semitic Grammar.

A. adj.

Of a word: consisting of four letters. Of a Semitic root: having four consonants.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > word or form with specific number of letters

quadriliteral1650

triliteral1751

tetragrammatical1759

biliteral1791

quinqueliteral1793

uniliteral1828

monographic1953

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) v. x. 212 But more widely must we walk, if we follow the doctrine of the Cabalists, who in each of the four banners inscribe a letter of the Tetragrammaton or quadriliterall [1658 ed. 3: quadriliteral] name of God.

1771 W. Jones Zoologia Ethica 102 It must be deemed a quadriliteral word, and as such compounded of a double radix.

1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. 133 They assume triliteral and quadriliteral as well as biliteral roots.

1869 B. Davies tr. F. H. W. Gesenius Hebrew Gram. 86 Such lengthened forms..are not regarded as quadriliteral.

1902 Jewish Q. Rev. 15 97 Starting from this quadriliteral form, it is equally a matter of course that modern scholars should have decided on the pronunciation ‘Yahweh’.

1978 Maledicta 1977 1 190 Only one of the profane tetragrammatons, the quadriliteral terms notorious for being the ‘dirtiest’ words,..is unmistakably onomatopoetic.

2000 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 120 324 There are also a number of quadriliteral roots.

B. n.

A word of four letters; a Semitic root containing four consonants (instead of the usual three).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > word or form with specific number of letters

quadriliteral1752

quinqueliteral1793

triliteral1828

1752 L. Chappelow Comm. Bk. Job I. xxvi. 377 This alteration at once removes all the difficulties which Commentators have raised concerning shiphrah..Some making it an addition by paragoge; others, a quadriliteral.

1787 W. Jones Disc. Arabs in Wks. (1799) I. 40 If we suppose ten thousand of them [sc. Arabic roots] (without reckoning quadriliterals) to exist [etc.].

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel 566 On the principle of reducing the words to quadriliterals.

1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ii. 78 Quadriliterals..for the most part have extended a vowel into a liquid.

1934 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 54 32 The first word..seems to me to be borrowed from Arabic wadá in the form of an Aramaic quadriliteral.

1998 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Stud. 118 420 With the exception of gayn, ECA has between nine and one hundred forty percent more quadriliterals than does Classical Arabic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quadriliteral
释义	quadriliteraladj.n. Brit. /ˌkwɒdrᵻˈlɪt(ə)rəl/, /ˌkwɒdrᵻˈlɪt(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌkwɑdrəˈlɪdər(ə)l/, /ˌkwɑdrəˈlɪtrəl/ Forms: 1600s quadriliterall, 1600s– quadriliteral. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quadri- comb. form, literal adj. Etymology: < quadri- comb. form + literal adj. Compare post-classical Latin quadriliterus (of a word) consisting of four letters (15th cent. in a British source). Compare triliteral adj., triliteral n. Semitic Grammar. A. adj. Of a word: consisting of four letters. Of a Semitic root: having four consonants. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > word or form with specific number of letters quadriliteral1650 triliteral1751 tetragrammatical1759 biliteral1791 quinqueliteral1793 uniliteral1828 monographic1953 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) v. x. 212 But more widely must we walk, if we follow the doctrine of the Cabalists, who in each of the four banners inscribe a letter of the Tetragrammaton or quadriliterall [1658 ed. 3: quadriliteral] name of God. 1771 W. Jones Zoologia Ethica 102 It must be deemed a quadriliteral word, and as such compounded of a double radix. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. 133 They assume triliteral and quadriliteral as well as biliteral roots. 1869 B. Davies tr. F. H. W. Gesenius Hebrew Gram. 86 Such lengthened forms..are not regarded as quadriliteral. 1902 Jewish Q. Rev. 15 97 Starting from this quadriliteral form, it is equally a matter of course that modern scholars should have decided on the pronunciation ‘Yahweh’. 1978 Maledicta 1977 1 190 Only one of the profane tetragrammatons, the quadriliteral terms notorious for being the ‘dirtiest’ words,..is unmistakably onomatopoetic. 2000 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 120 324 There are also a number of quadriliteral roots. B. n. A word of four letters; a Semitic root containing four consonants (instead of the usual three). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > word or form with specific number of letters quadriliteral1752 quinqueliteral1793 triliteral1828 1752 L. Chappelow Comm. Bk. Job I. xxvi. 377 This alteration at once removes all the difficulties which Commentators have raised concerning shiphrah..Some making it an addition by paragoge; others, a quadriliteral. 1787 W. Jones Disc. Arabs in Wks. (1799) I. 40 If we suppose ten thousand of them [sc. Arabic roots] (without reckoning quadriliterals) to exist [etc.]. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel 566 On the principle of reducing the words to quadriliterals. 1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ii. 78 Quadriliterals..for the most part have extended a vowel into a liquid. 1934 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 54 32 The first word..seems to me to be borrowed from Arabic wadá in the form of an Aramaic quadriliteral. 1998 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Stud. 118 420 With the exception of gayn, ECA has between nine and one hundred forty percent more quadriliterals than does Classical Arabic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1650
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