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kamatz

kamatz noun: 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).

Noun

kamatz (plural kamatzes or kamatzim)

  1. 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).

Forms of kamatz

pluralkamatzes
pluralkamatzim
alternative formkamats
alternative formqamatz
alternative formqamats
alternative formkometz
alternative formkomets

Origin of kamatz

From Hebrew קָמָץ (kamats).

Questions about kamatz

What does kamatz mean?
Kamatz means 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).
What part of speech is kamatz?
Kamatz is a noun.
What is the plural of kamatz?
The plural of kamatz is kamatzes.

Words near kamatz in the dictionary

  1. Kamata
  2. Kamatapur
  3. Kamath
  4. Kamaths
  5. Kamats
  6. kamatz
  7. kamatzes
  8. kamatzim
  9. Kamau
  10. Kamaus
  11. kamayan

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