Hebrew

Noun

ניקוד \ נִקּוּד • ‎(nikúd) m ‎(plural indefinite ניקודים \ נִקּוּדִים)

1. nikud, vowel points used in Hebrew script; pointing, vocalization.

Related terms

• נָקוּד ‎(nakúd, “dotted”)
• נְקֻדָּה ‎(nekudá, “a point, a dot”)

References

• “נקוד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.

See also

• Niqqud on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ניקוד on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ניקוד \ נִקּוּד.

Noun

ניקוד • ‎(niked) m, plural נקודות ‎(nikudes)

1. nikkud, pointing (system of vowel points used in Hebrew script)
2. point (a mark used in this system)

Synonyms

• (point): פּאָדקאָווע ‎(podkove) (colloquial)