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diacritic <diacritic; diacritics> N

علامة صوتية

العلامة الصوتية

تشكيل فوق الحرف

عَلامَةٌ فارِقَة

diacritic COMPUT

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English

For simple without a vowel, a vowel-cancelling diacritic (virama) called "hal kirma" is used: "k". en.wikipedia.org

If a vowel is not marked with a diacritic, its length must be determined by its environment; the rules vary a bit according to dialect. en.wikipedia.org

On the second line, the base letters should at least render correctly even if the combining diacritics could not be recognized. en.wikipedia.org

Technically, hamze is not a letter but a diacritic. en.wikipedia.org

A breathing diacritic is written to the left of an acute or grave accent but below a circumflex. en.wikipedia.org

When necessary, vowels are indicated by diacritic marks above or below the letter representing the syllabic onset, or by use of "matres lectionis", which are consonantal letters used as vowels. en.wikipedia.org

A derivative of the cuatrillo by adding a comma diacritic, was used for the alveolar ejective affricate found in the same languages. en.wikipedia.org

Also, when no diacritic is used, an inherent vowel, either or, is understood, depending on the position of the consonant within the word. en.wikipedia.org

A system of diacritic marks, or "pointing," was later developed to resolve the ambiguities, and over the centuries became nearly universal. en.wikipedia.org

The primary diacritic used is the grave accent, indicating word stress when not penultimate. en.wikipedia.org

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