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ثُلَاثِيًّا مُتَحَرِّكَ الْأَوْسَطِ، كَـ«شَتَرَ»
Translation: A three-letter form whose middle letter is vowelled, as in Shatar.

شَتَر has three consonantal letters, ش ت ر, with a vowel on the middle ت. The author presents it as an example of a foreign proper name.

The purpose is grammatical: it illustrates the three-letter, vowelled-middle alternative, not a vocabulary word to memorize.

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Shatar: Three Letters, Middle Letter Vowelled

Diptote Causes — Foreign Origin and Its Conditions

ثُلَاثِيًّا مُتَحَرِّكَ الْأَوْسَطِ، كَـ«شَتَرَ»
Translation: A three-letter form whose middle letter is vowelled, as in Shatar.

شَتَر has three consonantal letters, ش ت ر, with a vowel on the middle ت. The author presents it as an example of a foreign proper name.

The purpose is grammatical: it illustrates the three-letter, vowelled-middle alternative, not a vocabulary word to memorize.