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English: Qamatz

German translation: Qames



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English term or phrase:Qamatz
German translation:Qames
Entered by:Brie Vernier
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Linguistics / hebrew
English term or phrase: Qamatz
term used to describe a hebrew vowel
tommybeyl
United States
Kamatz
Explanation:
http://kabbala-info.net/deutsch/glossar.htm#K
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Brie Vernier
Germany
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5Qames./Qamets/Qamez bzw. Qamas./Qamats/Qamaz
David Kiltz
3 +2Kamatz
Brie Vernier


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
qamatz Kamatz

Explanation:
http://kabbala-info.net/deutsch/glossar.htm#K

Brie Vernier
Germany
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3 days49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
qamatz Qames./Qamets/Qamez bzw. Qamas./Qamats/Qamaz

Explanation:
The dot behind the s should be below it. That's the most 'scientific rendition. You can find it e.g. in Rudolf Meyer's 'Hebräische Grammatik' and in many other scholarly works. Next to this, you can find spellings like 'Qamats' (Langenscheidts Wörterbuch Hebräisch) or 'Kamaz' (Simon Lehrbuch der modernen Hebräischen Sprache).
Transliteration with Q is preferable, because it correctly renders 'Qof' (rather than 'Kaf'). The spelling 'tz' should be avoided as it's normally not used in German transliteration. Now for the vocalization. Qamets is the old form in pausa, Qamats is the conjunct form. In New and Modern Hebrew the latter form is usually used in all cases. 'Kamatz' is a 'popular' transliteration and I wouldn't recommend it. Use Qame/ats or Qame/as.

David Kiltz
Germany
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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