niqqud

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English

Noun

niqqud (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of nikud.
    • 2017, Devon Strolovitch, “Judeo-Portuguese”, in Lily Kahn, Aaron D. Rubin, editors, Handbook of Jewish Languages, revised and updated edition, Brill, page 559:
      They are also the only texts to feature substantial Hebrew material in the Portuguese portions, and the only texts to make a systematic use of vowel pointing (niqqud).