kamatz

English

The red marks in this image are kamatz marks.

Alternative forms

• kamats
• qamatz/qamats
• kometz/komets

Etymology

From Hebrew קָמָץ (kamats).

Noun

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).