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- noun linguistics In Arabic and Hebrew - supplying the vowels (diacritics), normally not written to show the correct pronunciation, used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners. Arabic terms: tashkiil (تشكيل), taHriik (تحريك) - (action of supplying the vowel points) , also known as ḥarakāt (
حركات — the singular is ḥarakaحركة ) - (the diacritical marks), Hebrew term:ניקוד nikud.
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Examples
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Now vocalization is largely vowelization, and vocal tones are a complex of sound and resonance.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking Thomas Fillebrown 1872
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However in Arabic when it is read in a different vowelization it means the "Great Ink."
Elder of Ziyon 2010
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