Mater lectionis

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A mater lectionis ( MAY-tər LEK-tee-OH-niss, MAH-tər -⁠; Latin for 'mother of reading', pl. matres lectionis MAH-trayss -⁠; original Hebrew: אֵם קְרִיאָה, romanized: ʾēm qərîʾāh) is any consonant letter that is used to indicate a vowel, primarily in the writing of Semitic languages such as Arabic, Hebrew and Syriac.

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