vowel point

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Any of a number of diacritical marks written above or below consonants to indicate a preceding or following vowel in languages that are usually written without vowel letters, as in Hebrew and Arabic.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. in Arabic, Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
2. n. See under Point, n.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel