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Shva

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schwanoun(phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
hiriqnounA Hebrew nikud vowel sign, a dot written beneath a letter.
segolnounA Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֶ) in the form of three dots arranged as an upside-down triangle, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e/.
kamatznounA 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).
syamenounA diacritical mark used in Aramaic, written as two horizontal dots above a letter, indicating that a noun or adjective is plural, or occasionally that a word ends in /e/ or /ε/. If written above resh in the Syriac script, it replaces the single dot that differentiates it from daleth.
nikudnounThe system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations.
holamnounA Hebrew nikud vowel sign represented by a dot above the upper-left corner of the consonant letter. It indicates the mid back rounded vowel.
shwanounAlternative form of schwa. [(phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.]
patachnounA vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
semivowelnoun(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
vowelisationnounAlternative spelling of vowelization. [(linguistics) In Arabic and Hebrew - supplying the vowels (diacritics), normally not written to show the correct pronunciation, used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners. Arabic terms: tashkiil (تشكيل), taHriik (تحريك) - (action of supplying the vowel points), also known as ḥarakāt (حركات — the singular is ḥaraka حركة) - (the diacritical marks), Hebrew term: ניקוד nikud.]
brevenoun(orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
vowelizationnoun(linguistics) In Arabic and Hebrew - supplying the vowels (diacritics), normally not written to show the correct pronunciation, used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners. Arabic terms: tashkiil (تشكيل), taHriik (تحريك) - (action of supplying the vowel points), also known as ḥarakāt (حركات — the singular is ḥaraka حركة) - (the diacritical marks), Hebrew term: ניקוד nikud.
shaddanounA diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
segholnounAlternative form of segol (“Hebrew mark”). [A Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֶ) in the form of three dots arranged as an upside-down triangle, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e/.]
sukunnounA diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.
vowellingnounAn arrangement of vowels, for example in Semitic scripts where they are marked over the consonants.
maqafnoun(Hebrew typography) The Hebrew script hyphen (־)
vocalizationnounThe act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance
majhulnoun(linguistics) A class of vowel used in various Arabic script languages, including Persian, Kurdish, and Urdu, among others:

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