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tzere

tzere noun: a Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֵ) in the form of two horizontal dots, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e(j)/.

Noun

tzere

  1. A Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֵ) in the form of two horizontal dots, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e(j)/.

Forms of tzere

alternative formtsere
alternative formtseirei
alternative formtzeirei
alternative formtzeireh
alternative formzere
alternative formzeire

Origin of tzere

Borrowed from Hebrew צֵירֵי (tseré).

Questions about tzere

What does tzere mean?
Tzere means a Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֵ) in the form of two horizontal dots, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e(j)/.
What part of speech is tzere?
Tzere is a noun.

Words near tzere in the dictionary

  1. Tzendal
  2. tzenius
  3. tzeniut
  4. Tzental
  5. Tzepo
  6. tzere
  7. tzetse
  8. tzetses
  9. tzetze
  10. tzetze flies
  11. tzetze fly

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