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--- transliterative_alphabet [2024/08/17 13:18] – [the Levi problem] ken
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   * find an example with y - o
   * a - o
+  * null as o - see occasional alternate spellings of [[gebor]], and [[neheset]]
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+===Sometimes Y===
+Consider the word גלעד. It is pronounced "Gilead", and this pronunciation is very closely aligned with the transliteration of '[[geleyed]]'. In this case it is clear that the letter ע is functioning as a consonant, as in the English word 'yes', rather than a vowel, and that the vowel sounds are supplied by the "invisible E". Although there are probably other examples where ע may have been intended to act more like a vowel, it is impossible to know for sure, and our approach is to treat the letter ע consistently.
+As another example, consider another well known word, בעל, which is typically rendered "Baal" and pronounced with a hard A very similar to "bail" or "bale". We see that English has two different words with different spellings that match up to this pronunciation. Other possible spelling are possible as well, such as "bayel" or even "beyel". It is the latter which matches our chosen orthography, and in fact is the exact transliteration our algorithms output for בעל - [[beyel]].
+===Ghost Vowels===
+example [[pix]], [[gedol]]