ניקוד

Hebrew

Root
נ־ק־ד (n-q-d)

ניקוד
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Etymology

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Noun

ניקוד / נִקּוּד • (nikúd) m (plural indefinite ניקודים / נִקּוּדִים)

1. nikud, vowel points used in Hebrew script; pointing, vocalization.

Related terms

• נָקוּד (nakúd, “dotted”)
• נְקֻדָּה (nekudá, “a point, a dot”)

References

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

See also

• Niqqud on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ניקוד on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew ניקוד / נִקּוּד.

Noun

ניקוד • (niked) m, plural נקודות (nikudes)

1. nikkud, pointing (system of vowel points used in Hebrew script)
2. point (a mark used in this system)

Synonyms

• (point): פּאָדקאָווע (podkove) (colloquial)