חיריק

Hebrew

ניקוד
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Root
ח־ר־ק (kh-r-q)

Pronunciation

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Noun

חִירִיק • (khirík, ḥiriq) m (plural indefinite חִירִיקִים)

1. hiriq (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, a dot written beneath a letter) (ִ◌ִ).

Alternative forms

• חִירֶק (khírek, ḥírɛq)

Derived terms

• חִירִיק מָלֵא m (khirík male, “hiriq male”)
• חִירִיק חָסֵר m (khirík khaser, “hiriq haser”)

References

• “חיריק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• חיריק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• Hiriq on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חִירִיק (khirík).

Noun

חיריק • (khirek) m

1. hiriq (Hebrew diacritical mark)