Hebrew script for Aramaic.
As I have explained many times the Hebrew alphabet known as ktav ashuri is often used to write Aramaic , Imperial Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic and Judeo-Aramaic dialects mainly.
So,it would be necessary to learn the Hebrew alphabet.
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Development of the Niqqud vowels.
In late Antiquity ,early Medieval Age systems of diacritic dots were devised to denote vowels and teach the correct pronunciation, the so called Niqqud (נִקּוּד) -'diacritics' or Nikud for religious texts in Old Hebrew ,mainly for the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible.
Due to phonological changes in Modern Hebrew young Hebrews do not distinguish between the subtle differences that the various diacritics mark.
Here is a table of the Niqqud vowels.
Various dotting systems appeared during Late Antiquity with the most popular being the Tiberian dotting system from the school of Tiberias devised for the Masoretic texts to denote correct vocalization and accent.
Jewish scholars from the city of Tiberias in Israel under Arab rule came up with a system of diacritics for the correct reading of the Tanakh.
Other notable diacritics systems are the Babylonian Niqqud and Palestinian Niqqud.
Hebrew scribes were obviously inspired by the East Syriac dotting system (Sassanid Syriac) and came up with a similar system of their own for ancient Hebrew texts.
Basic diacritics
| diacritic | name | description | how to read |
|---|---|---|---|
| ַ | patah | horizontal line under letter | а |
| ָ | qamatz | a «т» under letter | а |
| ֵ | tsere | two dots under letters horizontally | э |
| ֶ | segōl | three dots under letters like a triangle | э |
| ִ | hiriq | dot under letter | и |
| י ִ | hiriq with yod | dot under letter followed by yof | |
| ֹ | holam haser | dot over letter | о |
| וֹ | holam mare | the 'waw' letter with a dot above | о |
| ָ | qamatz qatan | the «т» symbol under letter like qumutz, под буквой | о |
| ֻ | qubbutz | three diagonal dots over letters | у |
| וּ | shuruk | letter 'waw' with a dot on the left | у |
Examples
Let's take for example the word 'melek', king in Aramaic.
Here we got three dots, segols,/ɛ/, under the M and L and two dots ,a shewa under the K.
The letter Alef with a segōl underneath.
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