kamatz

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew קָמָץ (kamats).

Noun

kamatz (plural kamatzes or kamatzim)

  2. A Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like a small uppercase T, which is written beneath a letter to indicate an /a/ sound (or, in Ashkenazi pronunciation, an /o/ sound).
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