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** Stop + fricative != affricate: a minimal pair is דר'עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג'עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter' | ** Stop + fricative != affricate: a minimal pair is דר'עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג'עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter' | ||
** ''t d n'' are dental and may be slightly velarized. In some dialects ''t'' may be a fricative /θ/. | ** ''t d n'' are dental and may be slightly velarized. In some dialects ''t'' may be a fricative /θ/. | ||
*''ț z c̦ ġ l ŗ'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l r. ''ł'' arises from Old Irish non-slender l. | *''ț z c̦ ġ l ŗ'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l r. ''ł'' arises from Old Irish non-slender l. The Hebrew-script orthography points to the fact that /ʒ/ and /w/ were once pronounced as Czech ř and dark l, respectively. | ||
*Lenitions: | *Lenitions: | ||
**b /b/ > bh /v/ | **b /b/ > bh /v/ | ||