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nikud

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Transliteration from Hebrew ניקוד / נִקּוּד (nikúd, niqqūd, “dotting, endotment”).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نِيقُود (nīqūd) — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Arabic: نِيقُود (niqud) — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Finnish: nikkud — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • French: nikkudot — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • German: Nikud — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Hebrew: נִקּוּד — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Hebrew: ניקוד (nikúd) — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Hebrew: נְקֻדּוֹת — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Hebrew: נקודות (nekudót) — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Italian: nikud — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Japanese: ニクダー (nikudā) — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Russian: нику́д (nikúd) — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Russian: некудо́т (nekudót) — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Russian: огласо́вка (oglasóvka) — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Spanish: nikud — system of diacritics for Hebrew
  • Yiddish: ניקוד (niked) — system of diacritics for Hebrew