"kamatz" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kamatzes [plural], kamatzim [plural], kamats [alternative], qamatz [alternative], qamats [alternative], kometz [alternative], komets [alternative]
Etymology: From Hebrew קָמָץ (kamats). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|קָמָץ|tr=kamats}} Hebrew קָמָץ (kamats) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|kamatzim}} 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). Wikidata QID: Q2920744 Wikipedia link: kamatz Categories (topical): Diacritical marks
    Sense id: en-kamatz-en-noun-en:Q2920744 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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