dagesh

English

Nikud
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Etymology

From Hebrew דָּגֵשׁ (dagésh, dɔḡeš).

Noun

dagesh (plural dageshes)

1. A symbol used in Hebrew script to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative.

Derived terms

• dagesh forte
• dagesh lene

Translations

the Hebrew symbol

• French: dagesh (fr) m
• Hebrew: דָּגֵשׁ (he) m (dagéš)
• Latin: Dagesch n
• Polish: dagesz m
• Russian: даге́ш m (dagéš)

See also

• mapiq
• shureq
• dagesh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• gashed