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vowel pointing

vowel pointing noun: the system of nikud, or vowel points, in Hebrew text.

Noun

vowel pointing (uncountable)

  1. The system of nikud, or vowel points, in Hebrew text.
    • They are also the only texts to feature substantial Hebrew material in the Portuguese portions, and the only texts to make a systematic use of vowel pointing (niqqud).2017, Devon Strolovitch, “Judeo-Portuguese”, in Lily Kahn, Aaron D. Rubin, editors, Handbook of Jewish Languages, revised and updated edition, Brill, page 559

Questions about vowel pointing

What does vowel pointing mean?
Vowel pointing means the system of nikud, or vowel points, in Hebrew text.
What part of speech is vowel pointing?
Vowel pointing is a noun.

Words near vowel pointing in the dictionary

  1. vowel killer
  2. vowel killers
  3. vowel mutation
  4. vowel mutations
  5. vowel point
  6. vowel pointing
  7. vowel points
  8. vowel quantities
  9. vowel quantity
  10. vowel reduction
  11. vowel reductions

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