Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
Having one or more defects.
Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
In paid employment.
Enough to allow one to use something.
Used in real life; practical.
Of or relating to employment.
That suffices but requires additional work.
That is or are functioning.
Method of operation.
Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
Operation; action.
The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
A train movement.
Fermentation.
A place where work is carried on.