kamatz

The red marks in this image are kamatz marks.

Meaning

Noun

A Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like a small uppercase T, which is written beneath a letter to indicate an /a/ sound, or sometimes an /o/ sound.

Origin

From Hebrew קָמָץ.

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