xoggy@programming.dev to Today I Learned (TIL) · edit-21 year agoTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.orgxoggy@programming.dev to Today I Learned (TIL) · edit-21 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarePerogiBoilinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoIt’s also read right to left and doesn’t have written vowels. Everything you see is a consonant.
minus-squareCrul@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·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 @[email protected]
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?
minus-squarebermuda@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoGoogle says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.
minus-squarePerogiBoilinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 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-squareOldFartPhil@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·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-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 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 @[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