| Kubutz and shuruk | |
| וּ ֻ | |
| IPA | u |
| Transliteration | u |
| English example | moon |
| Same appearance as shuruk | Dagesh, Mappiq |
| Kubutz example | |
| קֻבּוּץ | |
| The word kubutz in Hebrew. The first vowel (under the letter Quf, the three diagonal dots) is the kubutz itself. | |
| Shuruk example | |
| שׁוּרוּק | |
| The word shuruk in Hebrew. Both letters vav with a dot in the middle are examples of shuruk. | |
| Other Niqqud | |
| Shva · Hiriq · Tzere · Segol · Patach · Kamatz · Holam · Dagesh · Mappiq · Shuruk · Kubutz · Rafe · Sin/Shin Dot | |
Kubutz or qubbutz (modern Hebrew: קֻבּוּץ; IPA: [kuˈbuts], formerly קִבּוּץ, qibbūṣ) and shuruk (Hebrew: שׁוּרוּק, IPA: [ʃuˈʁuk], also known as shuruq) are two Hebrew niqqud vowel signs that represent the sound [u]. In an alternative, Ashkenazi naming, the kubutz (three diagonal dots) is called "shuruk" and shuruk is called "melopum" (מלאפום).