Kubutz and shuruk

Kubutz or qubbutz (modern Hebrew: קֻבּוּץ; IPA: [kuˈbuts], formerly קִבּוּץ, qibbūṣ) and shuruk (Hebrew: שׁוּרוּק, IPA: [ʃuˈʁuk], also known as shuruq) are two Hebrew niqqud vowel signs that represent the sound [u]. In an alternative, Ashkenazi naming, the kubutz (three diagonal dots) is called "shuruk" and shuruk is called "melopum" (מלאפום).

Kubutz and shuruk
וּ ֻ
IPA u
Transliteration u
English example moon
Same appearance as shuruk Dagesh, Mappiq
Kubutz example
קֻבּוּץ
The word kubutz in Hebrew. The first vowel (under the letter Quf, the three diagonal dots) is the kubutz itself.
Shuruk example
שׁוּרוּק
The word shuruk in Hebrew. Both letters vav with a dot in the middle are examples of shuruk.
Other Niqqud
Shva · Hiriq · Tzere · Segol · Patach · Kamatz · Holam · Dagesh · Mappiq · Shuruk · Kubutz · Rafe · Sin/Shin Dot
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