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**ŗ is /ʃ/ after voiceless consonants: סקר'יב ''scŗiv'' /skʃiv/ 'to write'. | **ŗ is /ʃ/ after voiceless consonants: סקר'יב ''scŗiv'' /skʃiv/ 'to write'. | ||
** 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' | ||
** Voiceless stops are aspirated unless after a fricative. | |||
** ''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. The Hebrew-script orthography points to the fact that /ʒ/ and /w/ were once pronounced as Czech ř and dark l, respectively. | *''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. | ||