kamatz

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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).

OriginHebrew קָמָץ →
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Meanings

nounkamatz (plural kamatzes or kamatzim)

plural kamatzes · plural kamatzim · alternative kamats · alternative qamatz · alternative qamats · alternative kometz · alternative komets

  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).

Origin

  1. Hebrewקָמָץ
  2. Englishkamatz

From Hebrew קָמָץ (kamats).

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APA

kamatz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamatz

MLA

“kamatz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamatz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kamatz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamatz.

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