They are letters of the alphabet that generally stand for sounds made with an open or partially open mouth
The word "vowel" comes from the latin words littera vocalis-a vocal letter.
Consonants
Diacritics
There are two vowels in 'table'. Those vowels are 'a' and 'e'.
There are two vowels in the word "rapid". Those vowels are 'a' and 'i'.
The short vowels are indicated by a curved line called a breve. For i, is marked as Ä­ .
Vowels
There isn't any natural language composed only of vowels.
Consonants
The letters that are not vowels are called consonants. The vowels are A,E,I,O and U. Everything else is a consonant.
It is called a Bar Mitzvah and no, the Torah contains no vowels.
Consonants
The symbol for a short vowel is a U-shaped curved line across the top, called a breve.The corresponding symbol for long vowels is a flat bar called a macron.
It is literally called: Dotted Text or Menukad (מנוקד) in Hebrew
long vowels and short vowels are both just vowels they can't have more or less of themselves
Diacritics
There are two vowels in 'table'. Those vowels are 'a' and 'e'.
Data' is a word spelled with alternating consonants and vowels. Other words with this consonant and vowel pattern are bonobo and tomato.