TIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.org xoggy ( @xoggy@programming.dev ) Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • edit-21 year ago message-square7fedilinkarrow-up125
arrow-up125external-linkTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.org xoggy ( @xoggy@programming.dev ) Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • edit-21 year ago message-square7fedilink
minus-square PerogiBoi ( @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoIt’s also read right to left and doesn’t have written vowels. Everything you see is a consonant.
minus-square Crul ( @Crul@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink2•edit-21 year 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 @Anticorp@lemmy.ml
minus-square SokathHisEyesOpen ( @Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoIt has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?
minus-square bermuda ( @bermuda@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoGoogle says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.
minus-square PerogiBoi ( @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink4•1 year 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 OldFartPhil ( @OldFartPhil@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 year 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.
minus-square SokathHisEyesOpen ( @Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoInteresting! Thanks for sharing
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 @Anticorp@lemmy.ml
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