====== Qamatz ======
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<wrap big :he>בָ</wrap>
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Qamatz (<wrap :he>קָמָץ</wrap>), is a **[[long vowels|long]]** A-Class vowel.

A contextual variant, with the same appearance, called **[[qamatz ħatuf]]** (or qamatz qatan, the little qamatz), is a **[[short vowels|short]]** O-Class vowel.

represented by a horizontal line beneath the letter with a teardrop or do underneath it, sometimes merged and represented as a simple "T" shape.

The **long** A-Class **qamatz** sounds like the “o” in commit.

See: [[niqqud]]