Middle Semitic/Orthography

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There is not an exact middle between all the parent languages. A compromise position is needed at every turn. Neo-Aramaic is the best "middle ground".

ܐ ܁ ܒ ܁ ܓ ܁ ܕ ܁ ܗ ܁ ܘ ܁ ܙ ܁ ܚ ܁ ܛ ܁ ܝ ܁ ܟ ܁ ܠ ܁ ܡ ܁ ܢ ܁ ܣ ܁ ܥ ܁ ܦ܁ ܨ ܁ ܩ ܁ ܪ ܁ ܫ ܁ ܬ

(RTL) ʾalap, bet, gamal, dalat, he, wo, zen, ḥe, ṭet, yod, kap, lamad, mim, nun, samkat, ʿe, pe, ṣade, qop, reš, šin, to

Map

Labial Dental Alveolar (Alv)Pal. Velar Pharyngeal Glottal
Nasal m ܡ n ܢ
Voiced b~v ܒ d~ð ܕ z ܐ g~ɣ ܓ ʕ ܖ
Unvoiced p~f ܦ t~θ ܬ s ܣ š ܫ k~x ܟ ܚ h ܗ
Emphatic ܜ ܨ q ܩ ʔ ܐ
Approx. l ܠ r ܪ y ܥ w ܘ

For purposes of weak conjugations/declensions, all pharyngeals and glottal's are considered "gutteral's".

Vowels

True vowels are diacritic, written on the table to the right upon a bet to show placement:

Front Center Back
High i ܒܻ / ܒܺ u ܒܾ / ܒܽ
Middle e ܒܷ / ܒܶ o ܒܴ // ܒܳ
Low a ܒܱ / ܒܰ

Diacritics

a, w, and y are assumed to always be mater lectionis, so when they are consonants (in full spelling), they get a superscript 'alef, which looks like this ܐܑ ܁ ܘܑ ܁ ܝܑ.

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