Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions

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** א ''ă'' before historical liquids, and non-sibilant fricatives (/j/ doesn't count as a fricative): א מֿענין ''ă mhenin'' = the wife, א ףֿר'עקארץ ''ă fhŗegărț'' = the answer

** אן ''ăn'' otherwise: אן קֿ'על'אך ''ăn ģhełăch'' = the moon, אן אות ''ăn oas'' = the letter (character)

* Words beginning in ''d z t ț'' don't lenite: אן תּוֹרה ''ăn Tură'' '~~yhe~~ Torah'.

* Words beginning in ''d z t ț'' don't lenite: אן תּוֹרה ''ăn Tură'' 'the Torah'.

Note: Nouns that were feminine in Old Irish and began with ''s-'' (except ''s(stop)-'' and ''sm-'' words) have all become t-/ț- words (except pluralia tantum and obvious derivations from other ''s''-words) in Proto-Ăn Yidiș: אן תּאַבין׳ ''ăn Taviņ'' 'Halloween' (from ''an tSamhain''). Newer words such as Hebrew loans are not subject to this.

** Note: Nouns that were feminine in Old Irish and began with ''s-'' (except ''s(stop)-'' and ''sm-'' words) have all become t-/ț- words (except pluralia tantum and obvious derivations from other ''s''-words) in Proto-Ăn Yidiș: אן תּאַבין׳ ''ăn Taviņ'' 'Halloween' (from ''an tSamhain''). Newer words such as Hebrew loans are not subject to this.

For plural non-accusative nouns and feminine definite accusatives take נא ''nă'' and ''h-'' is added before a noun beginning with a vowel.

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 ** א ''ă'' before historical liquids, and non-sibilant fricatives (/j/ doesn't count as a fricative):  א מֿענין ''ă mhenin'' = the wife, א ף&#1471;ר'עקארץ ''ă fhŗegărț'' = the answer
 ** אן ''ăn'' otherwise: אן ק&#1471;'על'אך ''ăn ģhełăch'' = the moon, אן אות ''ăn oas'' = the letter (character)
-* Words beginning in ''d z t ț'' don't lenite: אן תּוֹרה ''ăn Tură'' 'yhe Torah'.
+* Words beginning in ''d z t ț'' don't lenite: אן תּוֹרה ''ăn Tură'' 'the Torah'.
-Note: Nouns that were feminine in Old Irish and began with ''s-'' (except ''s(stop)-'' and ''sm-'' words) have all become t-/ț- words (except pluralia tantum and obvious derivations from other ''s''-words) in Proto-Ăn Yidiș: אן תּאַבין&#1523; ''ăn Taviņ'' 'Halloween' (from ''an tSamhain''). Newer words such as Hebrew loans are not subject to this.
+** Note: Nouns that were feminine in Old Irish and began with ''s-'' (except ''s(stop)-'' and ''sm-'' words) have all become t-/ț- words (except pluralia tantum and obvious derivations from other ''s''-words) in Proto-Ăn Yidiș: אן תּאַבין&#1523; ''ăn Taviņ'' 'Halloween' (from ''an tSamhain''). Newer words such as Hebrew loans are not subject to this.
 For plural non-accusative nouns and feminine definite accusatives take נא ''nă'' and ''h-'' is added before a noun beginning with a vowel.