ּ

Diacritical mark

 * 1) dagesh, used to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative.
 * 2) mappiq or mapiq, used to indicate that the letters ה (he) or א  are to be pronounced as consonants in positions where they usually indicate a vowel.
 * 3) shuruk sign, used with ו (waw/vav) to indicate the long u vowel sound.