וּ ====== Shuruq ====== The **shuruq** is a vav with a dot inside of it שׁוּרוּק. While visually identical to a dagesh, this dot actually marks this vav as a [[matres lectionis|matre lectionis]] which is functioning as a [[long vowels|long]] U-Type vowel. Shuruq makes the "oo" sound as in the word hoot.