Samaritan_vocalization

Samaritan vocalization

Samaritan vocalization

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The Samaritan vocalization (or Samaritan pointing, Samaritan niqqud, Hebrew: ניקוד שומרוני) is a system of diacritics used with the Samaritan script to indicate vowel quality and gemination which reflects Samaritan Hebrew. It is used by the Samaritans to provide guidance on the pronunciation of the consonantal text of the Samaritan Pentateuch and Samaritan prayer books. The Samaritan vocalization is estimated to have been invented around the 10th century CE. Variation exists within the system between different manuscripts.[citation needed]

Two words in the Samaritan script with Samaritan vocalization
Examples of Samaritan vocalization for the words ויאמר and עבדים in the Samaritan script

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More information Pronunciation, Niqqud with ࠌ‎/מ‎ ...

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  1. [1]
    "Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set" (PDF). unicode.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Samaritan" (PDF). unicode.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.


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