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xoggy@programming.dev to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca ·
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TIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive version

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TIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive version

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xoggy@programming.dev to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca ·
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  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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    It’s also read right to left and doesn’t have written vowels. Everything you see is a consonant.

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      It has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?

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        Google says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.

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          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.

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          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.

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          Interesting! Thanks for sharing

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      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]

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