kubutz

English

Nikud
ְ   ֱ   ֲ   ֳ   ִ   ֵ   ֶ   ַ   ָ   ֹ   ֻ   ּ   ֿ   ׁ   ׂ

Alternative forms

• kubuts
• qubuts

Etymology

From Hebrew קֻבּוּץ m (kubúts).

Noun

kubutz (plural kubutzes)

1. A Hebrew nikud diacritical mark (◌ֻ) in the form of three diagonal dots underneath a letter. Kubutz is pronounced as Modern Hebrew /u/, like the vowel “o” in “moon”.

See also

• shuruk

Further reading

• Kubutz and Shuruk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia