inalienable possession

in linguistics, a type of possession in which a noun is obligatorily possessed by a possessor; e.g. “hand” or “mother” implies someone’s hand or mother; in English, “father of Mary” is acceptable (because inalienable), but “squirrel of Mary” is not
Class type of: possession Q474418

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3 properties
Subclass of
possession[1]
Entry in abbreviations table
inal.[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en inalienable possession de Inalienabel de Inalienabilität de Inalienable de Organisch possessiv de Possessum de Externe Possessoren fr possession inaliénable ru Неотчуждаемая принадлежность vi sở hữu bất khả ly zh 領屬可易主性
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Freebase ID
/m/04_dzy
ISOCAT ID
1513
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779679841

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  1. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISOCAT ID → 1513
    Subclass of → possession
    Opposite of → alienable possession
    "Created claim: ISOCAT ID: 1513, Matched to inalienableNoun (#7327139) in ISOCAT #mix'n'match"
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