Samaritan vocalization

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Two words in the Samaritan script with Samaritan vocalization
Examples of Samaritan vocalization for the words ויאמר and עבדים in the Samaritan script

The Samaritan vocalization (or Samaritan pointing, Samaritan niqqud, Hebrew: ניקוד שומרוני) is a system of diacritics used with the Samaritan script to indicate vowel quality and gemination which reflects Samaritan Hebrew. It is used by the Samaritans to provide guidance on the pronunciation of the consonantal text of the Samaritan Pentateuch and Samaritan prayer books. The Samaritan vocalization is estimated to have been invented around the 10th century CE. Variation exists within the system between different manuscripts.[citation needed]

Description

Samaritan niqqud
Pronunciation[1] Niqqud with ‎/מ Unicode character[2]
/a~ɒ/ U+0820 SAMARITAN VOWEL SIGN AA
/e/ U+081D SAMARITAN VOWEL SIGN E
/i/ U+082A SAMARITAN VOWEL SIGN I
/o/ - U+082B SAMARITAN VOWEL SIGN O
/u/ U+0827 SAMARITAN VOWEL SIGN U
(
geminate
consonant)
U+0819 SAMARITAN MARK DAGESH
Pronunciation[1] Niqqud with ‎/ע‎ Unicode character[2]
(occlusion) U+0818 SAMARITAN MARK OCCLUSION
/ʕa/ U+0816 SAMARITAN MARK IN
/ʕa/ U+0817 SAMARITAN MARK IN-ALAF

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set" (PDF). unicode.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Samaritan" (PDF). unicode.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.