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<p>A <b><i>mater lectionis</i></b> ( ,  ; ,  <b><i>matres lectionis</i></b>  ; original ) is any consonant letter that is used to indicate a vowel, primarily in the writing of <a href="page.php?w=Semitic_languages">Semitic languages</a> such as <a href="page.php?w=Arabic">Arabic</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Hebrew_language">Hebrew</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Syriac_language">Syriac</a>. The letters that do this in Hebrew are <a href="page.php?w=aleph">aleph</a> <i>?</i>, <a href="page.php?w=he_%28letter%29">he</a> <i>?</i>, <a href="page.php?w=waw_%28letter%29">vav</a></p><p>
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