qamatz
Qamatz
בָ
Qamatz (קָמָץ), is a long A-Class vowel.
A contextual variant, with the same appearance, called qamatz ħatuf (or qamatz qatan, the little qamatz), is a 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
qamatz.txt · Last modified: 2024/10/27 02:30 by jeffd