TIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive version
TIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive version
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It’s also read right to left and doesn’t have written vowels. Everything you see is a consonant.
6 0 Replydoesn’t have written vowels
It's a fun rabbit hole:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abjad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abugida
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4 0 ReplyIt has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?
3 0 ReplyGoogle says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.
3 0 ReplyBut 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.
4 0 ReplyThat 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.
4 0 ReplyInteresting! Thanks for sharing
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