makaf
/ˈmakəf/ /maˈkaf/(also maqqeph) Hebrew Grammar
noun
A Hebrew diacritic, similar in form to a hyphen, indicating that words joined by it should be pronounced as if they were a single word.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Udall (c1560–?1593), religious controversialist. From post-biblical Hebrew maqqāp (also maqqēp) from Aramaic maqqēp, use as noun of the participle of 'aqqēp to surround, to join.
- trullo
- truly
- Truman Doctrine
- Truman, Harry S.
- Trumbull
- Trumbull, John
- trumeau
- trump
- trump card
- Trump, Donald
- trumped-up
- trumpery
- trumpet
- trumpet call
- trumpet creeper
- trumpeter
- ethnically
- ethnically clean
- ethnically cleanse
- ethnically cleansed
- ethnic cleanser
- ethnic cleansing
- ethnic group
- ethnicism
- ethnicist