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[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

It’s also read right to left and doesn’t have written vowels. Everything you see is a consonant.

[-] Crul@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 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

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] bermuda@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] OldFartPhil@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting! Thanks for sharing

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