Pengguna:Dubaduba/WP/Vowel-signs

C. VOWEL-SIGNS SAorí •£.£>«£ T" PATHAH* -a- as in 'had' — QÂMEŞ -ä- as in 'yard' $$$ -r- SĚHÉ -i- as in ' they — S'CHÔL -e- as in ' bed' 1' -é — short HÎREQ -i- as in 'lid' _ long HÎREQ -î- as in 'machine' — QIBBUŞ -u- as in ' bull' JL ŠÔREQ -Ů- as in ' flute' — $$$ -7- QÄMES-HÄTĎPH -O- as in 'top' HÔLEM -ô- as in 'hole' -Ô- NOTE: (a) The vowels ă and ó are both represented by the sign T. No. 7 (page 12) explains how to determine which vowel this sign represents when it occurs in a word, but for the time being (i.e. till we reach no. 7) it may be taken as Qămeş-ă. (b) Most vowel-signs appear below the consonant Q bă, 3 bu, 3 be) but šůreq and full Hôlem are placed after it (13 bu, 13 bô), while the other form of Hôlem is a dot placed over the letter (3 bô).b (c) CAUTION must be exercised in giving each vowel its true phonetic sound. The student must not think of Hebrew vowel-signs in terms of English vowels. The sound of Qâmeş is 'aa ', of šůreq '00', of Sere 'ay', Sec.