Etymograph

English

kamatz

Kamatz comes from Hebrew קָמָץ ‘kamatz (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like…’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentקָמָץkamats‘kamatz (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like a small uppercase T’
  2. Englishtodaykamatz

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Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentקָמָץkamats‘kamatz (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like a small uppercase T’
  2. Englishtodaykamatz

Every English word from Hebrew קָמָץ

Today it means

noun 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).

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Etymograph / Hebrew קָמָץ / kamatz

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