@[email protected] to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • edit-22 years agoTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.orgmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.org@[email protected] to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • edit-22 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 years agoIt’s also read right to left and doesn’t have written vowels. Everything you see is a consonant.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•edit-22 years ago doesn’t have written vowels It’s a fun rabbit hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abjad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abugida cc @[email protected]
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpenlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoIt has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?
minus-squarebermudalinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoGoogle says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 years agoBut only for children’s writing. If you look at modern Hebrew you’ll see that there are zero vowels under the consonants. You just have to know how words sound and add your own vowels.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 years agoThat is true, but vowels are rarely included in published or written Hebrew. Readers determine the correct word through context, familiarity and grammar rules that can hint at the missing vowel.
It’s also read right to left and doesn’t have written vowels. Everything you see is a consonant.
It’s a fun rabbit hole:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abjad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abugida
cc @[email protected]
It has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?
Google says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.
But only for children’s writing. If you look at modern Hebrew you’ll see that there are zero vowels under the consonants.
You just have to know how words sound and add your own vowels.
That is true, but vowels are rarely included in published or written Hebrew. Readers determine the correct word through context, familiarity and grammar rules that can hint at the missing vowel.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing